* Notoscopelus japonicus (Tanaka, 1908) .

Fluorescent Lampfish or Spiny Lanternfish. To 14.8 cm (5.8 in) SL (Watanabe et al. 1999). Western Pacific Ocean north to Hokkado, Japan (Nakabo in Nakabo 2002); probable but not confirmed in eastern Pacific at latitudes west of southern British Columbia and California (Peden and Hughes 1986 (table 1: “probable”) (Mecklenburg et al. 2002). Depth: 60–657 m (197–2,155 ft) (min.: Watanabe et al. 1999; max.: Balanov et al. 2009).