During the three PELAGIA cruises of R.V. "Coriolis", 28 stations were occupied with midwater trawls off New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands at depths between 0 and 1150 m. The samples yielded 1766 lanternfishes (Myctophidae). Sixty-two species of lanternfish are now known from the region, 10 of which were recorded for the first time during the PELAGIA cruises. On the basis of records in adjacent regions, it is estimated that the eventual total from New Caledonia could comprise 68-77 species.