Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Full reference: A. M. Prokofiev. 2006. Fossil Myctophoid Fishes (Myctophiformes: Myctophoidei) from Russia and Adjacent Regions. Journal of Ichthyology 46(Suppl. 1):S38-S83
Parent taxon: Myctophidae according to P. Calzoni et al. 2026
See also Přikryl et al. 2017 and Prokofiev 2006
Sister taxa: Aethoprora, Benthosema, Bolinichthys, Dasyscopelus, Diaphinae, Diaphus, Diogenichthys, Eokrefftia, Gymnoscopelinae, Lampanyctinae, Lepidophanes, Lobianchia, Myctophidarum, Myctophinae, Myctophum, Notolychninae, Symbolophorus, Tachynectes
Subtaxa: Eomyctophum
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Romania (1 collection), the Russian Federation (3), Ukraine (1)
• Eocene of Italy (2), New Zealand (6)
Total: 13 collections including 19 occurrences