Where does the Topside lanternfish live?
Notolychnus valdiviae has 9,826 records in 92 countries and territories, from 1899 to 2024. Most records come from ZZ.
- 9,826 records
- 92 places
- 97 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataMyctophiformesMyctophidaeNotolychnus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: December. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ZZ | 1,018 | |
| Seychelles | 808 | |
| United States | 801 | |
| Bermuda | 573 | |
| Mozambique | 467 | |
| Madagascar | 385 | |
| Tanzania | 370 | |
| New Caledonia | 321 | |
| Mexico | 302 | |
| Spain | 283 | |
| Portugal | 263 | |
| Australia | 219 | |
| Indonesia | 198 | |
| Morocco | 135 | |
| Kenya | 112 | |
| Sri Lanka | 92 | |
| Bahamas | 90 | |
| Costa Rica | 75 | |
| South Africa | 57 | |
| Fiji | 55 | |
| New Zealand | 52 | |
| India | 46 | |
| Japan | 45 | |
| Canada | 43 | |
| French Polynesia | 37 | |
| Brazil | 36 | |
| Panama | 31 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | |
| Cabo Verde | 26 | |
| Ecuador | 26 | |
| Somalia | 24 | |
| Cuba | 22 | |
| Colombia | 19 | |
| Kiribati | 17 | |
| Barbados | 14 | |
| Western Sahara | 11 | |
| Türkiye | 10 | |
| Mauritania | 9 | |
| Venezuela | 9 | |
| Yemen | 8 |
Showing the top 40 of 92 places.
Related animals
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7,285 records
Brauer’s lanternfish
6,704 records
Bolin’s lanternfish
3,906 records
Nichol's lanternfish
3,182 records
Carlsberg's lanternfish
2,891 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.