What did the lanternfish do to be hunted? Lanternfish, or Myctophidae, are a large family of fish living consisting of many subspecies living in the twilight zone that have been threatened by commercial fishing, climate-driven ocean deoxygenation and plastic pollution. 50% of the world would leave this project alone. 45% would keep hunting lanternfish, remix if you are the 5% of the world who would slap those people in the face