Genus · accepted · checked 2026-08-05

Lampanyctus

WoRMS 125825ITIS 162632GBIF 2405956key worms:125825

17,649
observations: 7,781
sampling events: 1951–2023
years: 2
datasets: 13
species under it: larva
life stages

Observed in

Ichthyoplankton 7,777 obs · 7,777 events · 1951–2023 · larva
name used: Lampanyctus · code 261
Mesopelagic Fish 4 obs · 4 events · 2010–2011
name used: Nannobrachium sp. · code Nannobrachium sp. sp. → genus

One row per dataset, one cell per year, darker with more observations — the same strip the front door draws per dataset. Each row ends with the name that dataset uses (dataset_taxon); the accepted name is written once, in the title above. A quiet pill marks a name the authority does not accept.

Under it · 13 taxa

sp Lampanyctus ritteri Broadfin lampfish7,180
sp Lampanyctus regalis Pinpoint lampfish966
sp Lampanyctus parvicauda Slimtail lampfish556
sp Lampanyctus idostigma514
sp Lampanyctus hawaiiensis328
sp Lampanyctus steinbecki Longfin lampfish109
sp Lampanyctus bristori89
sp Lampanyctus tenuiformis Slender lanternfish73
sp Lampanyctus nobilis Noble lampfish34
sp Lampanyctus acanthurus Spinytail lampfish10
sp Lampanyctus omostigma6
sp Lampanyctus niger2
sp Lampanyctus achirus1

Note from the crosswalk

2026-08-05: itis_id 162632 via WoRMS external link 2026-08-05: worms_id 125825 matched by name "Nannobrachium"; WoRMS Nannobrachium unaccepted -> Lampanyctus 2026-08-05: itis_id 162632 via WoRMS external link

Ways in

Explorermaps, sections and time series of this taxon — opens prefilled
https://calcofi.io/explore/?taxon=worms:125825
db-querySQL in your browser — the shell opens with this query
https://calcofi.io/db-query/?sql=SELECT+%2A+FROM+__TBL%3Aobs_bio__+WHERE+taxon_key+%3D+%27worms%3A125825%27+LIMIT+100%3B
ERDDAPCalCOFI's own server, the Ichthyoplankton table constrained to this taxon
https://erddap.calcofi.io/erddap/tabledap/swfsc_ichthyo.html?&taxon_key=%22worms:125825%22

library(calcofi4r)
con <- cc_get_db()                      # the promoted release
tbl(con, "obs_bio") |> filter(taxon_key == "worms:125825")

Python

import calcofi4py as cc
con = cc.cc_get_db()
con.sql("SELECT * FROM obs_bio WHERE taxon_key = 'worms:125825'").df()

This page as data

JSONthis taxon's entry of the release record, verbatim
https://calcofi.io/species/worms-125825.json

Read from taxa.json of release v2026.09.06, written at release by calcofi4db::build_taxa_catalog(). The catalog's index is /species/.