WoRMS taxon details
Lampanyctus festivus Tåning, 1928
126614 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126614)
accepted
Species
Lampanyctus bensoni (Fowler, 1934) · unaccepted
Lampanyctus septilucis Beebe, 1932 · unaccepted
Macrostoma festivum (Tåning, 1928) · unaccepted
Serpa bensoni Fowler, 1934 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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 Atlantic Ocean: north to about 40°N, with isolates to 50°N and from about 13°S to the subtropical convergence
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: north to about 40°N, with isolates to 50°N and from about 13°S to the subtropical convergence [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Lampanyctus festivus Tåning, 1928. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126614 on 2025-04-28
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Nomenclature
original description
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]
original description (of Serpa bensoni Fowler, 1934) Fowler, H. W. (1934). Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 85 (for 1933): 233-367. [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 Serpa bensoni Fowler, 1934) Fowler, H. W. (1934). Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 85 (for 1933): 233-367. [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 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 King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
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 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 King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]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
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: north to about 40°N, with isolates to 50°N and from about 13°S to the subtropical convergence [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat oceanic and mesopelagic, found between 475-1,000 m during the day and between 40-325 m at night [details]
Reproduction Spawns throughout the year in Bermuda [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Festive lanternfish | [details] |
| Japanese | ビンチョハダカ [from synonym]ニジハダカ | [details] |
| Russian | Изящный лампаникт | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (27 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lampanyctus bensoni (Fowler, 1934))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lampanyctus septilucis Beebe, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Serpa bensoni Fowler, 1934)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lampanyctus bensoni (Fowler, 1934))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lampanyctus festivus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanyctus bensoni (Fowler, 1934))
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanyctus septilucis Beebe, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Macrostoma festivum (Tåning, 1928))
To FishBase (from synonym Serpa bensoni Fowler, 1934)
To FishBase images (Lampanyctus festivus, Canada, by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient) (from synonym Lampanyctus bensoni (Fowler, 1934))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lampanyctus bensoni (Fowler, 1934))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lampanyctus septilucis Beebe, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Serpa bensoni Fowler, 1934)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lampanyctus bensoni (Fowler, 1934))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lampanyctus festivus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanyctus bensoni (Fowler, 1934))
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanyctus septilucis Beebe, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Macrostoma festivum (Tåning, 1928))
To FishBase (from synonym Serpa bensoni Fowler, 1934)
To FishBase images (Lampanyctus festivus, Canada, by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient) (from synonym Lampanyctus bensoni (Fowler, 1934))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
