Lampanyctus photonotus Parr, 1928

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 188

Lampanyctus photonotus Parr, 1928

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 8.5 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: bathypelagic

Depth range: 40-1100 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: Atlantic Ocean: 55°N- 30°S but absent in the Benguela upwelling region, Gulf of Guinea and in tropical waters of eastern sector between 00° and 15°S. It is also found throughout western sector of North Atlantic to 42°N (isolates to 52°N). Record for Gabon: MCZ 111843- 1970.