WoRMS taxon details
Loweina interrupta (Tåning, 1928)
126624 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126624)
accepted
Species
Myctophum interruptum Tåning, 1928 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Myctophum interruptum Tåning, 1928) Tåning, A. V. (1928). Synopsis of the scopelids in the North Atlantic. Preliminary review. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn.</em> v. 86: 49-69. [details]
Distribution Slope Waters south of Welker Canyon to Bermuda
Distribution Slope Waters south of Welker Canyon to Bermuda [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Loweina interrupta (Tåning, 1928). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126624 on 2026-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Myctophum interruptum Tåning, 1928) Tåning, A. V. (1928). Synopsis of the scopelids in the North Atlantic. Preliminary review. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn.</em> v. 86: 49-69. [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]
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, available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.452 [details]
additional source Moore, J. A.; Vecchione, M.; Collette, B.B.; Gibbons; R. (2002). The fauna of Bear Seamount (New England Seamount chain), and the presence of "natural invader" species. <em>ICES Annual Science Conference and ICES Centenary.</em> [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., 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, available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.452 [details]
additional source Moore, J. A.; Vecchione, M.; Collette, B.B.; Gibbons; R. (2002). The fauna of Bear Seamount (New England Seamount chain), and the presence of "natural invader" species. <em>ICES Annual Science Conference and ICES Centenary.</em> [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Slope Waters south of Welker Canyon to Bermuda [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Myctophum interruptum Tåning, 1928)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Loweina interrupta)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum interruptum Tåning, 1928)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Myctophum interruptum Tåning, 1928)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Myctophum interruptum Tåning, 1928)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Loweina interrupta)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum interruptum Tåning, 1928)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Myctophum interruptum Tåning, 1928)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
