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Grand lanternfish

Gymnoscopelus bolini Andriashev, 1962

Status not recordedbony fish

The grand lanternfish (Gymnoscopelus bolini) is a species in the family Myctophidae, order Myctophiformes.

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Quick facts about the grand 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 grand lanternfish live?

Not recorded

Is the grand 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 grand lanternfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMyctophiformes
  5. familyMyctophidae
  6. genusGymnoscopelus
  7. SpeciesGymnoscopelus bolini Andriashev, 1962
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • lampovnice BolinovaCzech
  • Grande Lanternule longue-gueuleFrench
  • Гимноскопел БолинаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the grand lanternfish

Other species in the same genus Gymnoscopelus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the grand lanternfish?

The grand lanternfish (Gymnoscopelus bolini) belongs to the family Myctophidae in the order Myctophiformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Grand lanternfish (Gymnoscopelus bolini). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/grand-lanternfish

MLA

“Grand lanternfish (Gymnoscopelus bolini).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/grand-lanternfish.

BibTeX
@misc{grand_lanternfish_2026,
  title = {Grand lanternfish (Gymnoscopelus bolini)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grand-lanternfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}