Species that contain: Lampanyctus and festivus [ 3 ] records

bensoni, Serpa Fowler [H. W.] 1934:286, Fig. 46 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933); ref. 1416] Suruga Gulf, Japan, Albatross station D.5058, 35°02'25"N, 138°46'55"E, depth 575 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 92311. •Questionably a synonym of Lampanyctus festivus Tåning 1928 -- (Paxton 1979:14 [ref. 6440]). •Synonym of Lampanyctus festivus Tåning 1928 -- (Chen 2002:186 [ref. 26587], see Mundy 2005:224 [ref. 28379]). •Valid as Lampanyctus bensoni (Fowler 1934) -- (Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:70 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:391 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:391 [ref. 26001]). Current status: Valid as Lampanyctus bensoni (Fowler 1934). Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

festivus, Lampanyctus Tåning [A. V.] 1928:67 [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn v. 86; ref. 15877] North Atlantic, 35°44'N, 29°33'W, about 350 meters. Lectotype: ZMUC P2330215. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:38 [ref. 9588]. Lectotype selected by Nafpaktitis 1973:42 [ref. 10436]. •Valid as Lampanyctus festivus Tåning 1928 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:188 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:13 [ref. 6440], Fujii in Okamura et al. 1982:111, 341 [ref. 8256], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:463 [ref. 13675], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:70 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:307 [ref. 5672], Scott & Scott 1988:222 [ref. 25518], Paxton et al. 1989:264 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:37 [ref. 14125], McAllister 1990:107 [ref. 14674], Hulley 1990:440 [ref. 15273], Santos et al. 1997:48 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:47 [ref. 24952], Porteiro et al. 1999:37 [ref. 24203], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1963 [ref. 24748], Nakabo 2000:390 [ref. 25086], Hutchins 2001:20 [ref. 25847], Chen 2002:186 [ref. 26587], Nakabo 2002:390 [ref. 26001], Santos et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:55 [ref. 27192], Hartel & Craddock 2003:950 [ref. 27005], Moore et al. 2003:201 [ref. 27076], Mundy 2005:224 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:523 [ref. 28994], Fricke et al. 2011:361 [ref. 31242], Parin et al. 2014:157 [ref. 33547], Robertson & Clements 2015:662 [ref. 34257], Hulley 2016:1907 [ref. 34576], Carneiro et al. 2019:122 [ref. 37250], Reiner 2019:107 [ref. 38139], Balushkin & Prirodina 2020:47 [ref. 37828], Sutton et al. 2020:204 [ref. 37832], Love et al. 2021:69 [ref. 39279], Eduardo et al. 2022:8 [ref. 39574], Fermon et al. 2022:188 [ref. 39448], Page et al. 2023:96 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Lampanyctus festivus Tåning 1928. Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae. Distribution: Probably circumglobal, except not eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

septilucis, Lampanyctus Beebe [W.] 1932:68, Fig. 15 [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 13 (no. 4); ref. 16099] 7 miles south-southwest of Nonsuch Island, Bermuda, depth 700 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 171199 [ex NYZS 14292a]. Paratypes: CAS 42742-43 [ex NYZS 14292b and 14061] (1, 1). Type catalog: Mead 1958:133 [ref. 20648]. •Synonym of Lampanyctus festivus Tåning 1928 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:188 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:14 [ref. 6440], Hulley 1990:440 [ref. 15273], Chen 2002:186 [ref. 26587]). Current status: Synonym of Lampanyctus festivus Tåning 1928. Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae. Habitat: marine.