| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protomyctophum andriashevi Becker, 1963 |
Andriashev’s lanternfish | Generally circumglobal between the Subtropical Convergence and the Antarctic Polar Front | 6 |
| Protomyctophum arcticum (Lütken, 1892) |
Arctic telescope | Arctic to Atlantic Ocean | 6 |
| Protomyctophum beckeri Wisner, 1971 |
Eastern Central Pacific | 3.47 | |
| Protomyctophum bolini (Fraser-Brunner, 1949) |
Bolin’s lanternfish | Circumpolar between Antarctic Divergence and Subtropical Convergence zone. Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean | 6.7 |
| Protomyctophum chilense Wisner, 1971 |
Southeast Pacific | ||
| Protomyctophum choriodon Hulley, 1981 |
Gaptooth lanternfish | Generally, circumglobal between 36°S and 51°S. Southern Ocean | 9.5 |
| Protomyctophum crockeri (Bolin, 1939) |
California flashlightfish | Northwest Pacific | 3.7 |
| Protomyctophum gemmatum Hulley, 1981 |
Jewelled lanternfish | Probably circumglobal in distribution between Subtropical and Antarctic Polar Front. Southern Ocean | 8.6 |
| Protomyctophum luciferum Hulley, 1981 |
Damsel lanternfish | Probably circumglobal in distribution between 34°S and 48°S. Southern Ocean | 6.1 |
| Protomyctophum mcginnisi Prokofiev, 2004 |
Atlantic | ||
| Protomyctophum normani (Tåning, 1932) |
Norman's lanterrnfish | Circumglobal between 36° and 43°S. Southern Ocean | 5.6 |
| Protomyctophum parallelum (Lönnberg, 1905) |
Parallel lanternfish | Circumglobal between the Subtropical Convergence and the Antarctic Polar Front, but extends to 35°S (Australian Bight) and 32°S (off Argentina and Chile). Southern Ocean | 5 |
| Protomyctophum subparallelum (Tåning, 1932) |
Subparallel lanternfish | Circumglobal in region of Subtropical Convergence with northern extension to 30°S in eastern boundary currents. Southeast Atlantic | 3.6 |
| Protomyctophum tenisoni (Norman, 1930) |
Tenison’s lanternfish | Circumglobal between the Subtropical Convergence and the Antarctic Polar Front, with northern boundary correlated with the 5°C isotherm at 200 m. Southern Ocean | 5.4 |
| Protomyctophum thompsoni (Chapman, 1944) |
Bigeye lanternfish | North Pacific | 5.2 |