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Fish of the Hygophum genus of the Myctophidae (lanternfishes or myctophids) family of the Myctophiformes order of the Scopelomorpha superorder. (Bermuda lantern fish. Photo by © Francesco Costa. fishbase.org) Bermuda lantern fish (Hygophum hygomii) was first described in 1892 by the Danish zoologist Christian Frederik Lütken (1827-1901). Bathypelagic species. It occurs at…

Fish of the Lampanyctus genus of the Myctophidae (lanternfishes or myctophids) family of the Myctophiformes order of the Scopelomorpha superorder. (Jewel lanternfish. Photo by © Francesco Costa. fishbase.org) Jewel lanternfish (Lampanyctus crocodilus) was first described in 1810 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845). Bathypelagic species. It occurs at the depth of 0-1192…

Fish of the Lampanyctus genus of the Myctophidae (lanternfishes or myctophids) family of the Myctophiformes order of the Scopelomorpha superorder. (Pygmy lanternfish. Photo by © Francesco Costa. fishbase.org) Pygmy lanternfish (Lampanyctus pusillus) was first described in 1890 by the British naturalist James Yate Johnson (1820-1900). Bathypelagic species. It occurs at the…

Fish of the Lobianchia genus of the Myctophidae (lanternfishes or myctophids) family of the Myctophiformes order of the Scopelomorpha superorder. (Dofleini’s lantern fish. Photo by © Francesco Costa. fishbase.org) Dofleini’s lantern fish (Lobianchia dofleini) was first described in 1911 by the Austrian zoologist and ichthyologist Erich Zugmayer (1879-1938). Bathypelagic species. It…

Fish of the Lobianchia genus of the Myctophidae (lanternfishes or myctophids) family of the Myctophiformes order of the Scopelomorpha superorder. (Gemellar’s lanternfish. Photo by © Francesco Costa. fishbase.org) Gemellar’s lanternfish (Lobianchia gemellarii) was first described in 1838 by the Italian naturalist Anastasio Cocco (1799-1854). Bathypelagic species. It occurs at the depth…

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…

Fish of the Notoscopelus genus of the Myctophidae (lanternfishes or myctophids) family of the Myctophiformes order of the Scopelomorpha superorder. (Notoscopelus elongatus. Photo by © Francesco Costa. fishbase.org) Notoscopelus elongatus was first described in 1838 by the Italian zoologist Oronzio Costa (1787-1867). Pelagic species. It occurs at the depth of 45-1000…

Fish of the Symbolophorus genus of the Myctophidae (lanternfishes or myctophids) family of the Myctophiformes order of the Scopelomorpha superorder. (Large-scale lantern fish. Photo by © Francesco Costa. fishbase.org) Large-scale lantern fish (Symbolophorus veranyi) was first described by the French ichthyologist Émil Moreau in 1888. Bathypelagic species. It occurs at…

Lampridiomorpha is a superorder of bony fishes inhabiting the sea water. It comprises only one order of Lampriformes. The Lampriformes order comprises 2 suborders, including the Bathysomi suborder and the Taeniosomi  suborder. (A postage stamp Taiwan 2012 Deep Sea Creatures stamp. Regalecus glesne) The Bathysomi suborder is still in question, since the related features of the fish are not…

Fish of the Lampris genus of the Lampridae (Opahs) family of the Bathysomi suborder of the Lampriformes order of the Lampridiomorpha superorder. (Opah. Photo by © Hofinger Tier-Präparationen. fishbase.org) Opah, or cravo, moonfish, kingfish (Lampris guttatus) was first described in 1788 by the Danish zoologist and mineralogist Morten Thrane Brünnich (1737-1827).…

Fish of the Lophotus genus of the Lophotidae (Crestfishes) family of the Taeniosomi suborder of the Lampriformes order of the Lampridiomorpha superorder. (Crested oarfish. Picture by © animaldiversity.org) Crested oarfish (Lophotus lacepede) was first described in 1809 by the Italian zoologist Michel-Esprit Giorna. It is a bathypelagic species. It inhabits the…

Fish of the Regalecus genus of the Regalecidae (Oarfishes) family of the Taeniosomi suborder of the Lampriformes order of the Lampridiomorpha superorder. (Giant oarfish, or king of herrings. Photo by © x116.peps.jp) Giant oarfish, or king of herrings (Regalecus glesne) was first described in 1772 by the Norwegian biologist and mineralogist Peter Ascanius…

Fish of the Trachipterus genus of the Trachipteridae (Ribbonfishes) family of the Taeniosomi suborder of the Lampriformes order of the Lampridiomorpha superorder. (Mediterranean dealfish. Photo by © zukan.com) Mediterranean dealfish (Trachipterus trachypterus) was first described in 1789 by the German doctor, botanist and chemist Johann Friedrich Gmelin (1748-1804). It is a bathypelagic species.…

Fish of the Zu genus of the Trachipteridae (Ribbonfishes) family of the Taeniosomi suborder of the Lampriformes order of the Lampridiomorpha superorder. (Scalloped ribbonfish. Photo by © Soledad S. Garibay. fishbase.org) Scalloped ribbonfish (Zu cristatus) was first described in 1819 by the Italian zoologist Franco Andrea Bonelli (1784-1830). It is a bathypelagic species.…

The Clupeiformes order is the only fish order comprising the Clupeomorpha superorder. Clupeiformes are the inhabitants of the sea and fresh water. (“The Herring Net”. 1885. Winslow Homer) These pelagic fish feed mainly on plankton. The order comprises 7 families and 405 species, many of which have commercial value. In…

Fish of the Alosa (river herrings) genus of the Alosinae (shads) subfamily of the Clupeidae family of the Clupeiformes order of the Clupeomorpha superorder. (Twaite shad. Photo © Ichthyology Database of the Swedish Museum of Natural History. artedi.nrm.se) Twaite shad (Alosa fallax) was first described in 1803 by the French ichthyologist and…

Fish of the Sardina genus of the Alosinae (shads) subfamily of the Clupeidae family of the Clupeiformes order of the Clupeomorpha superorder. (European pilchard. Photo © Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle. mnhn.fr / fishbase.org) European pilchard (Sardina pilchardus) was first described in 1792 by the German physician, naturalist, and zoologist Johann Julius Walbaum…

Fish of the Sprattus genus of the Clupeinae subfamily of the Clupeidae family of the Clupeiformes order of the Clupeomorpha superorder. (European sprat. Photo by © Hans Hillewaert. flickr.com/photos/bathyporeia) European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) was first described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) in 1758. It is a pelagic schooling fish inhabiting…