Occurrence of two lanternfish Lampanyctus crocodilus (Risso, 1810) and Lampanyctus pusillus (Johnsan, 1890) larvae in the southern Tyrrhenian sea.

Distribution, abundance and size structure of Lampanyctus crocodilus and Lampanyctus pusillus larvae were analysed. Data were collected during an ichthyoplankton cruise carried out during June 2006. Samples from a total of 39 stations were collected using a Bongo net with 60 cm diameter. Data of abundance were mapped and the results showed that these two lanternfish species were most abundant near Cape Cefalù, in the western part of the study area