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Lampanyctus omostigma

WoRMS 272714ITIS 182885GBIF 2405969key worms:272714
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2026-08-05: itis_id 182885 via WoRMS external link

Silhouette · T. Michael Keesey · Public Domain Mark · PhyloPic, drawn from Myctophum punctatum
Lampanyctus omostigma2.6 cm
US quarter2.4 cm

max · worms_attribute

Lampanyctus omostigma
Photo · Starks · Public domain · commons

Lampanyctus omostigma is a species of lanternfish.W CalCOFI holds 6 observations of it in 1 dataset between 1972 and 1998, as larva.R

6
observations
6
records
6
sampling events
1972–1998
years
1
datasets
larva
life stages

Observed in
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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.

  • Ichthyoplankton 6 obs · 6 events · 1972–1998 · larva
    name used: Lampanyctus omostigma · code 263

How big is it
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Every mark is a measured length with its own source — hover one to read it. The reference objects are _data/size_reference.csv: two of them, the 505 µm bongo mesh and the net's ring, are CalCOFI's own sampling gear.

Ways in
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Read from taxa.json of release v2026.09.11, written at release by calcofi4db::build_taxa_catalog(). The catalog's index is /species/.

Explorerdb-query
ERDDAPCalCOFI's own server, the Ichthyoplankton table constrained to this taxon
https://erddap.calcofi.io/erddap/tabledap/swfsc_ichthyo.html?&taxon_key=%22worms:272714%22