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Class: Teleostei
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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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ichthyococcus australis Southern lightfish Circumglobal in the sub-t 12 TL 1980
Ichthyococcus elongatus Slim lightfish North Pacific 13 SL 1941
Ichthyococcus intermedius Intermediate lightfish Pacific Ocean 5.3 SL 1980
Ichthyococcus irregularis Bulldog lightfish Eastern Pacific 7.6 SL 1958
Ichthyococcus ovatus Lightfish Circumglobal except North 8.5 SL 1838
Ichthyococcus parini Indian Ocean 4.9 SL 1980
Ichthyococcus polli Atlantic Ocean 9.1 SL 1964



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