WoRMS taxon details
Lampanyctus crocodilus (Risso, 1810)
126612 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126612)
accepted
Species
Gasteropelecus crocodilus Risso, 1810 · unaccepted
Lampanictus crocodilus (Risso, 1810) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lampanyctus gemmifer Goode & Bean, 1896 · unaccepted
Lampanyctus iselini Parr, 1934 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lampanyctus peculiaris Borodin, 1929 · unaccepted
Macrostoma crocodilus (Risso, 1810) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Myctophum crocodilum (Risso, 1810) · unaccepted
Nyctophus bonaparte Cocco, 1838 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Nyctophus bonapartii Cocco, 1838 · unaccepted
Scopelus bonapartii (Cocco, 1838) · unaccepted
Scopelus crocodilus (Risso, 1810) · unaccepted
Scopelus gemmifer (Goode & Bean, 1896) · unaccepted
Serpe crocodilus Risso, 1810 · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gasteropelecus crocodilus Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 357 [details]
page(s): 357 [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: reported from as shallow as 46 m in Ungava Bay, Canada, in slope water region
Distribution Western Atlantic: reported from as shallow as 46 m in Ungava Bay, Canada, in slope water region [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Lampanyctus crocodilus (Risso, 1810). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126612 on 2025-06-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lampanyctus iselini Parr, 1934) Parr, A. E. (1934). Studies of Myctophinae in the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> v. 77 (no. 2): 41-65. [details]
original description (of Nyctophus bonapartii Cocco, 1838) Cocco, A. (1838). Su di alcuni salmonidi del mare di Messina. Littera del Prof. Anastasio Cocco al Ch. Principe D. Carlo Luciano Bonaparte. <em>Nuov. Ann. Sci. Nat. Bologna.</em> Year 1. 2 (9): 161-194, Pls. 5-8.
page(s): 189 [29], Pl. 7 (fig. 10) [details]
original description (of Gasteropelecus crocodilus Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 357 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Nyctophus bonapartii Cocco, 1838) Cocco, A. (1838). Su di alcuni salmonidi del mare di Messina. Littera del Prof. Anastasio Cocco al Ch. Principe D. Carlo Luciano Bonaparte. <em>Nuov. Ann. Sci. Nat. Bologna.</em> Year 1. 2 (9): 161-194, Pls. 5-8.
page(s): 189 [29], Pl. 7 (fig. 10) [details]
original description (of Gasteropelecus crocodilus Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 357 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Karnella, C. (1987). Family Myctophidae, lanternfishes In: Biology of midwater fishes of the Bermuda ocean acre, Smithsonian contributions to zoology, number 452. . Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. , (452): 51-168 [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Karnella, C. (1987). Family Myctophidae, lanternfishes In: Biology of midwater fishes of the Bermuda ocean acre, Smithsonian contributions to zoology, number 452. . Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. , (452): 51-168 [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on ostracods, euphausiids and copepods [details]Distribution Western Atlantic: reported from as shallow as 46 m in Ungava Bay, Canada, in slope water region [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat High-oceanic, between 700-1,000 m during the day (with juveniles in the upper 200 m) and 45-250 m and 4000-1,000 m at nigh. [details]
Reproduction Apparently spawns in deepwater from September to November; external fertilization; open water/ substratum egg scatterers [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | jewel lanternfish | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Φανόψαρο κροκόδιλος | [details] |
| Turkish | isildak baligi | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (18 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Macrostoma crocodilus (Risso, 1810))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lampanictus crocodilus (Risso, 1810))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Lampanyctus peculiaris Borodin, 1929)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Lampanyctus gemmifer Goode & Bean, 1896)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Myctophum crocodilum (Risso, 1810))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Nyctophus bonapartii Cocco, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Scopelus gemmifer (Goode & Bean, 1896))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Scopelus crocodilus (Risso, 1810))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Lampanyctus iselini Parr, 1934)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Gasteropelecus crocodilus Risso, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Serpe crocodilus Risso, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Scopelus bonapartii (Cocco, 1838))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lampanyctus crocodilus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanyctus gemmifer Goode & Bean, 1896)
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum crocodilum (Risso, 1810))
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanyctus iselini Parr, 1934)
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus crocodilus (Risso, 1810))
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus bonapartii (Cocco, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus gemmifer (Goode & Bean, 1896))
To FishBase (from synonym Serpe crocodilus Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Gasteropelecus crocodilus Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Nyctophus bonapartii Cocco, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanyctus peculiaris Borodin, 1929)
To FishBase (from synonym Macrostoma crocodilus (Risso, 1810))
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanictus crocodilus (Risso, 1810))
To FishBase (from synonym Nyctophus bonaparte Cocco, 1838)
To FishBase images (Lampanyctus crocodilus, Italy, by Costa, F.)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 28 proteins)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 28 proteins) (from synonym Gasteropelecus crocodilus Risso, 1810)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Lampanyctus gemmifer Goode & Bean, 1896)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lampanyctus gemmifer P09064 illustration) (from synonym Lampanyctus gemmifer Goode & Bean, 1896)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Macrostoma crocodilus (Risso, 1810))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lampanictus crocodilus (Risso, 1810))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Lampanyctus peculiaris Borodin, 1929)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Lampanyctus gemmifer Goode & Bean, 1896)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Myctophum crocodilum (Risso, 1810))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Nyctophus bonapartii Cocco, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Scopelus gemmifer (Goode & Bean, 1896))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Scopelus crocodilus (Risso, 1810))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Lampanyctus iselini Parr, 1934)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Gasteropelecus crocodilus Risso, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Serpe crocodilus Risso, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Scopelus bonapartii (Cocco, 1838))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lampanyctus crocodilus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanyctus gemmifer Goode & Bean, 1896)
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum crocodilum (Risso, 1810))
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanyctus iselini Parr, 1934)
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus crocodilus (Risso, 1810))
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus bonapartii (Cocco, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus gemmifer (Goode & Bean, 1896))
To FishBase (from synonym Serpe crocodilus Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Gasteropelecus crocodilus Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Nyctophus bonapartii Cocco, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanyctus peculiaris Borodin, 1929)
To FishBase (from synonym Macrostoma crocodilus (Risso, 1810))
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanictus crocodilus (Risso, 1810))
To FishBase (from synonym Nyctophus bonaparte Cocco, 1838)
To FishBase images (Lampanyctus crocodilus, Italy, by Costa, F.)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 28 proteins)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 28 proteins) (from synonym Gasteropelecus crocodilus Risso, 1810)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Lampanyctus gemmifer Goode & Bean, 1896)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lampanyctus gemmifer P09064 illustration) (from synonym Lampanyctus gemmifer Goode & Bean, 1896)
To PESI
To ITIS
