Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
- CAAB Code
- 37 122126 Show as JSON
- Scientific Name & Authority
- Idiolychnus urolampus (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)
- Rank
- Species
- CAAB category
- 37 - Pisces Fishes
- Family
- 37 122 Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) - show full list
- Standard Name
- [a lanternfish]
- Organism Type
- a lanternfish
- Taxon lists
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Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
- Habitat
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Pelagic, Epipelagic (0-200m, Oceanic)
Pelagic, Mesopelagic (200-1000m, Oceanic) - Parent Codes
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37 122931
Idiolychnus spp.
- Taxon Notes
- Paxton et al 2026 noted that although this species has not yet been recorded from Australian waters, it is known from New Caledonia, close to Australian waters in the Coral Sea.
- Record source
- Paxton, J.R., Williams, A. & Hulley, P.A., 2026. Illustrated Keys to the Lanternfishes (Myctophidae: Myctophiformes) from Australian Waters, Technical Reports of the Australian Museum, Vol. 45: 1-112. doi:10.3853/j.1835-4211.45.2026.3016