WoRMS taxon details
Argyropelecus lychnus Garman, 1899
158836 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158836)
accepted
Species
Argyripnus lychnus (Garman, 1899) · unaccepted
Argyropelecus lychnus lychnus Garman, 1899 · unaccepted
Argyropelecus lynchus Garman, 1899 · unaccepted (misspelling)
- Subspecies Argyropelecus lychnus lychnus Garman, 1899 accepted as Argyropelecus lychnus Garman, 1899
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Garman, S. (1899). The Fishes. <em>In: Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands ... by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross," during 1891 ... No. XXVI. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24: Text: 1-431, Atlas: Pls. 1-85 + A-N.</em> [details]
Distribution Pacific restricted species, caught SE LaHave Bank, northwest Atlantic
Distribution Pacific restricted species, caught SE LaHave Bank, northwest Atlantic [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Argyropelecus lychnus Garman, 1899. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158836 on 2025-03-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Garman, S. (1899). The Fishes. <em>In: Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands ... by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross," during 1891 ... No. XXVI. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24: Text: 1-431, Atlas: Pls. 1-85 + A-N.</em> [details]
basis of record 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]
basis of record 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]
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 (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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 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 (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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 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 Copepods have been found in the food items consumed by this species [details]Distribution Pacific restricted species, caught SE LaHave Bank, northwest Atlantic [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat Occasionally found in Canadian Atlantic waters. Mesopelagic species; found to depths of 650 m. [details]
Reproduction Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Tropical hatchetfish silvery hatchetfish | [details] |
| Russian | Тропический топорик | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Argyropelecus lynchus Garman, 1899)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Argyropelecus lychnus)
To FishBase (from synonym Argyripnus lychnus (Garman, 1899))
To FishBase (from synonym Argyropelecus lychnus lychnus Garman, 1899)
To FishBase (from synonym Argyropelecus lynchus Garman, 1899)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Argyropelecus lychnus, Trinidad Tobago, by Ramjohn, D.D.)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Argyropelecus lychnus RAD115141-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Argyropelecus lychnus RAD115141-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Argyropelecus lynchus Garman, 1899)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Argyropelecus lychnus)
To FishBase (from synonym Argyripnus lychnus (Garman, 1899))
To FishBase (from synonym Argyropelecus lychnus lychnus Garman, 1899)
To FishBase (from synonym Argyropelecus lynchus Garman, 1899)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Argyropelecus lychnus, Trinidad Tobago, by Ramjohn, D.D.)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Argyropelecus lychnus RAD115141-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Argyropelecus lychnus RAD115141-001)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
