| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Myctophidae | Lampadena chavesi | Collett | 1905 | Chaves’ Lanternfish |
Lampadena chavesi
Unique Characters: Three or more precaudal (1 may be at or above lateral midline at base of caudal peduncle). Dorso-nasal absent. Supra- and infracaudal glands single organs bordered by heavy jet-black pigment. No large white crescent on posterior half of eye. Dorsal-fin origin over or slightly in front of pelvic fin. 3 SAO.
Similar Species: None.
Craddock, J.E. and K.E. Hartel. 2002. Myctophidae. Lanternfishes. Pp 944-951. In The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Volume 2: Bony fishes part 1 (Acipenseridae to Grammatidae). K.E. Carpenter (ed.). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5. Rome, Italy. pp. 601-1374.
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