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False-midas lanternfish

Gymnoscopelus hintonoides Hulley, 1981

Status not recordedbony fish

The false-midas lanternfish (Gymnoscopelus hintonoides) is a species in the family Myctophidae, order Myctophiformes.

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Quick facts about the false-midas lanternfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the false-midas lanternfish live?

Not recorded

Is the false-midas lanternfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the false-midas lanternfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMyctophiformes
  5. familyMyctophidae
  6. genusGymnoscopelus
  7. SpeciesGymnoscopelus hintonoides Hulley, 1981
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • lampovnice mezopelagickáCzech
  • Lanternule longue-gueule trapueFrench
  • Южноатлантический гимноскопелRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the false-midas lanternfish

Other species in the same genus Gymnoscopelus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the false-midas lanternfish?

The false-midas lanternfish (Gymnoscopelus hintonoides) belongs to the family Myctophidae in the order Myctophiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). False-midas lanternfish (Gymnoscopelus hintonoides). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/false-midas-lanternfish

MLA

“False-midas lanternfish (Gymnoscopelus hintonoides).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/false-midas-lanternfish.

BibTeX
@misc{false_midas_lanternfish_2026,
  title = {False-midas lanternfish (Gymnoscopelus hintonoides)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/false-midas-lanternfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}