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Myctophidae Gill, 1893

125498  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125498)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Myctophiformes (Order)
  11. Myctophidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Benthosema Goode & Bean, 1896
  2. Genus Bolinichthys Paxton, 1972
  3. Genus Centrobranchus Fowler, 1904
  4. Genus Ceratoscopelus Günther, 1864
  5. Genus Ctenoscopelus Fraser-Brunner, 1949
  6. Genus Dasyscopelus Günther, 1864
  7. Genus Diaphus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890
  8. Genus Diogenichthys Bolin, 1939
  9. Genus Electrona Goode & Bean, 1896
  10. Genus Gonichthys Gistel, 1850
  11. Genus Gymnoscopelus Günther, 1873
  12. Genus Hintonia Fraser-Brunner, 1949
  13. Genus Hygophum Bolin, 1939
  14. Genus Idiolychnus Nafpaktitis & Paxton, 1978
  15. Genus Krefftichthys Hulley, 1981
  16. Genus Lampadena Goode & Bean, 1893
  17. Genus Lampanyctodes Fraser-Brunner, 1949
  18. Genus Lampanyctus Bonaparte, 1840
  19. Genus Lampichthys Fraser-Brunner, 1949
  20. Genus Lepidophanes Fraser-Brunner, 1949
  21. Genus Lobianchia Gatti, 1904
  22. Genus Loweina Fowler, 1925
  23. Genus Metelectrona Wisner, 1963
  24. Genus Myctophum Rafinesque, 1810
  25. Genus Nannobrachium Günther, 1887
  26. Genus Nanobrachium Günther, 1887
  27. Genus Notolychnus Fraser-Brunner, 1949
  28. Genus Notoscopelus Günther, 1864
  29. Genus Parvilux Hubbs & Wisner, 1964
  30. Genus Protomyctophum Fraser-Brunner, 1949
  31. Genus Scopelopsis Brauer, 1906
  32. Genus Stenobrachius Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890
  33. Genus Symbolophorus Bolin & Wisner, 1959
  34. Genus Taaningichthys Bolin, 1959
  35. Genus Tarletonbeania Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890
  36. Genus Triphoturus Fraser-Brunner, 1949
  37. Genus Aethoprora Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Diaphus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890
  38. Genus Dorsadena Coleman & Nafpaktitis, 1972 accepted as Lampadena Goode & Bean, 1893
  39. Subfamily Lampanyctinae Paxton, 1972 accepted as Myctophidae Gill, 1893
  40. Genus Rhinoscopelus Lütken, 1892 accepted as Gonichthys Gistel, 1850
  41. Genus Serpa accepted as Serpe Cloquet, 1829 accepted as Lampanyctus Bonaparte, 1840 (misspelling)
  42. Genus Serpe Cloquet, 1829 accepted as Lampanyctus Bonaparte, 1840 (synonym)
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution Distribution: circumglobal. Some with small supramaxilla. With subocular shelf. Anal fin origin below or slightly behind...  
Distribution Distribution: circumglobal. Some with small supramaxilla. With subocular shelf. Anal fin origin below or slightly behind dorsal fin base. Head and body with groups and rows of small photophores; one species without. Scales cycloid; ctenoid in 4 species. Swim bladder usually present. Vertebrae 28-45. Heavily preyed upon by many marine fishes and mammals. Diurnal migration exhibited by many: most species with peak abundance between 300 and 1200 m by day and between 10 and 100 m at night.  [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Myctophidae Gill, 1893. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125498 on 2025-11-12
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Myctophidae Gill, 1893. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125498 on 2025-11-12
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2015-04-17 08:48:21Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details] 

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Unreviewed
Distribution Distribution: circumglobal. Some with small supramaxilla. With subocular shelf. Anal fin origin below or slightly behind dorsal fin base. Head and body with groups and rows of small photophores; one species without. Scales cycloid; ctenoid in 4 species. Swim bladder usually present. Vertebrae 28-45. Heavily preyed upon by many marine fishes and mammals. Diurnal migration exhibited by many: most species with peak abundance between 300 and 1200 m by day and between 10 and 100 m at night.  [details]
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LanguageName 
English lanternfishes  [details]
French poissons-lanternes  [details]
Japanese ハダカイワシ科  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål lysprikkfiskfamilien  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk lysprikkfiskfamilien  [details]
Spanish linternillas  [details]
Swedish prickfiskar  [details]
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Myctophidae) 
To Genbank 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myctophidae USNM 424689 photograph lateral view) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myctophidae USNM 424797 photograph lateral view) 
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