Lampadena Explained

Lampadena is a genus of lanternfishes.

Species

There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:

• Lampadena anomala A. E. Parr, 1928
• Lampadena chavesi Collett, 1905 (Chaves' lanternfish)
• Lampadena dea Fraser-Brunner, 1949
• Lampadena luminosa (Garman, 1899) (Luminous lanternfish)
• Lampadena notialis B. G. Nafpaktitis & Paxton, 1968 (Notal lanternfish)
• Lampadena pontifex G. Krefft, 1970
• Lampadena speculigera Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (Mirror lanternfish)
• Lampadena urophaos Paxton, 1963
  • Lampadena urophaos atlantica Maul, 1969
  • Lampadena urophaos urophaos Paxton, 1963 (Sunbeam lampfish)
• Lampadena yaquinae (Coleman & B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1972)