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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Phosichthyidae Lightfishes

Genus: Ichthyococcus

(See list of species below)


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7 species (see list below)

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Circumglobal in the sub-t
Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Ichthyococcus australis
[Southern lightfish]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

North Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Ichthyococcus elongatus Imai, 1941

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Ichthyococcus elongatus
[Slim lightfish]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
 
Ichthyococcus intermedius
[Intermediate lightfish]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
 
Ichthyococcus irregularis
[Bulldog lightfish]

Photo by Costa, F.

Circumglobal except North
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
Ichthyococcus ovatus (Cocco, 1838)

Photo by Costa, F.
 
Ichthyococcus ovatus
[Lightfish]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
 
Ichthyococcus parini
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
Ichthyococcus polli Blache, 1964

Photo by JAMARC
 
Ichthyococcus polli
[]
7 Species of Family Phosichthyidae with Genus Ichthyococcus
(Lightfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1980 Ichthyococcus australis Southern lightfish Circumglobal in the sub-t 12 TL
1941 Ichthyococcus elongatus Slim lightfish North Pacific 13 SL
1980 Ichthyococcus intermedius Intermediate lightfish Pacific Ocean 5.3 SL
1958 Ichthyococcus irregularis Bulldog lightfish Eastern Pacific 7.6 SL
1838 Ichthyococcus ovatus Lightfish Circumglobal except North 5.5 SL
1980 Ichthyococcus parini Indian Ocean 4.9 SL
1964 Ichthyococcus polli Atlantic Ocean 9.1 SL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013