Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae Lanternfishes
Subfamily: Myctophinae
Genus: Gonichthys

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4 species (see list below)
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Subtropical convergence s
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Gonichthys barnesi Whitley, 1943

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Gonichthys barnesi
[Barne's lanternfish]

Photo by Costa, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Gonichthys cocco (Cocco, 1829)

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Gonichthys cocco
[Cocco's lanternfish]

Photo by Van Noord, J.E.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Gonichthys tenuiculus (Garman, 1899)

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Gonichthys tenuiculus
[Slendertail lanternfish]
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Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
 
Gonichthys venetus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Gonichthys barnesi Barne's lanternfish Subtropical convergence s 5 SL 1943
Gonichthys cocco Cocco's lanternfish Eastern Atlantic 6 SL 1829
Gonichthys tenuiculus Slendertail lanternfish Eastern Pacific 5 TL 1899
Gonichthys venetus Southeast Pacific 4.1 SL 1964



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