Fish of the Myctophum genus of the Myctophidae (lanternfishes or myctophids) family of the Myctophiformes order of the Scopelomorpha superorder.
(Spotted lanternfish. Photo by © Francesco Costa. fishbase.org)
Spotted lanternfish (Myctophum punctatum) was first described described for the first time in 1810 by the American naturalist, zoologist and botanist Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1783-1840).
Bathypelagic species. It occurs at the depth of 0-1000 meters. The maximum recorded length is 11 cm. It feeds on crustaceans.
It is a permanent inhabitant of the southern part of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of spotted lanternfish (Myctophum punctatum) in other languages are as follows:
Puntillo (Spanish), Pesce lanterna puntato (Italian), Gepunkteter Laternenfisch (German), Świetlik tępogłowy (Polish), Пятнистый миктоф (Pjatnistiy miktof) (Russian), Žaboglav biseran (Croatian, Serbian), Lanterne ponctuée (French).