Family Myctophidae Gill 1893 (lanternfish)
Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Alternative spelling: Myctophydae
Parent taxon: Myctophiformes according to R. P. Martin et al. 2018
See also Applegate 1970, Betancur et al. 2013, Constantin 1999, Danil'chenko 1960, David 1943, Denton 2013, Fierstine et al. 2012, Girone et al. 2006, Gregorova 2004, Jordan 1963, Lin et al. 2017, Nelson et al. 2016, Prokofiev 2006, Schwarzhans 1978, Schwarzhans 2003 and Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Chlorophthalmoidei, Neoscopelidae, Sardinioididae, Sardinius, Synodontoidei
Subtaxa: Aethoprora Diaphinae Diaphus Eokrefftia Eomyctophinae Eomyctophum Gymnoscopelinae Hygophum Lampanyctinae Lampanyctus Myctophidarum Myctophinae Myctophum Notolychninae Tachynectes
Ecology: nektonic carnivore