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Myctophinae

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Myctophinae Fowler
1948Myctophinae Kalabis p. 139
1949Myctophinae Fraser-Brunner p. 1040
1984Myctophinae Steurbaut p. 51
2006Myctophinae Prokofiev p. S71
2012Myctophinae Fierstine et al. p. 50
2013Myctophinae Denton p. 790
2013Myctophinae Schwarzhans p. 158
2013Myctophinae Schwarzhans and Aguilera p. 96
2018Myctophinae Martin et al. p. 79 figs. Table 3
2019Myctophinae Schwarzhans and Ohe p. 363

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familyMyctophidaeGill 1893
subfamilyMyctophinaeFowler 1925
subfamilyMyctophinaeFowler 1925

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Myctophinae Fowler 1925
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G. †Antimyctophum Schwarzhans 2019
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G. Benthosema Goode and Bean 1896
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Benthosema fibulatum Gilbert and Cramer 1897
†Benthosema fitchi Brzobohaty and Schultz 1978
Benthosema glaciale Reinhardt 1837 [glacier lantern fish]
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Invalid names: Scopelus mulleri Gill 1861 [synonym], Scopelus parvimanus Günther 1864 [synonym], Scopelus scoticus Günther 1887 [synonym]
†Benthosema minutum Schwarzhans 2019
†Benthosema panamense Taning 1932
Benthosema pinchoti Fowler 1932
†Benthosema pluridens Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
Benthosema pterota Alcock 1891
Benthosema pterotum Alcock 1890
G. Centrobranchus Fowler 1904
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Invalid names: Centrobranchus gracilicaudus Gilbert 1903 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Centrobranchus chaerocephalus Fowler 1903 [synonym]
G. Ctenoscopelus Fraser-Brunner 1949
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†Ctenoscopelus phengodes Lütken 1892
G. Dasyscopelus Günther 1864
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G. Diogenichthys Bolin 1839
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†Diogenichthys aguilerai Schwarzhans 2013
†Diogenichthys hulleyi Schwarzhans 2013
†Diogenichthys laternatum Garman 1899
†Diogenichthys rangiauriensis Schwarzhans 2019
G. Electrona Goode and Bean 1895
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Subg. Electrona (Elampa) Fraser-Brunner 1949
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Invalid names: Myctophum megalops Peters 1864 [synonym]
Subg. Electrona (Hierops) Fraser-Brunner 1949
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Subg. Electrona (Protomyctophum) Fraser-Brunner 1949
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†Electrona anfossimosnai Schwarzhans 1978
Electrona keyesi Schwarzhans 1980
Electrona rissoi Cocco 1829
†Electrona subasperoides Schwarzhans 2019
G. Gonichthys Gistel 1850
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Gonichthys bornesi Whitley 1943
Gonichthys cocco Cocco 1829
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Invalid names: Alysia loricata Lowe 1839 [synonym], Myctophum coruscans Richardson 1844 [synonym], Myctophum gracilae Goode and Bean 1895 [synonym], Myctophum hians Richardson 1844 [synonym], Myctophum tenuiculum Garman 1889 [synonym], Scopelus gracilis Lütken 1892 [synonym]
Invalid names: Alysia Lowe 1839 [synonym], Rhinoscopelus Lütken 1829 [synonym]
G. Krefftichthys Hulley 1981
G. Loweina Fowler 1925
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Loweina interruptum Tåning 1928
Loweina rarua Lütken 1892
G. Metelectrona Wisner 1963
G. Protomyctophum Fraser-Brunner 1949
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†Protomyctophum ahunga Schwarzhans 2019
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Invalid names: Myctophum oculeum Chapman 1939 [synonym], Myctophum thompsoni Chapman 1944 [synonym]
G. Symbolophorus Bolin and Wisner 1959
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Symbolophorus boops Richardson 1845
Symbolophorus californiensis Eignemann and Eignemann 1889
†Symbolophorus meridionalis Steurbaut 1979
†Symbolophorus moriguchii Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019
†Symbolophorus opononiensis Schwarzhans 2019
†Symbolophorus prionotus Grenfell 1984
†Symbolophorus tongaporutuensis Schwarzhans 2019
G. Tarletonbeania Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1891
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Tarletonbeania crenularis Jordan and Gilbert 1880
Invalid names: Myctophini Fowler 1925 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:28:48
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:28:48
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Waitakian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 25.20000 to 0.01200 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma

Collections (108 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03New Zealand (North Island) Scopelus concentricus (204336)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Diogenichthys aguilerai, Symbolophorus opononiensis (219582) Electrona subasperoides, Symbolophorus opononiensis (219578)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Symbolophorus meridionalis (219195)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Mexico (Veracruz) Nyctophus biatlanticus (222553)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (South Island) Electrona subasperoides, Symbolophorus prionotus (219590)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) Electrona subasperoides (219521) Electrona subasperoides, Symbolophorus opononiensis (219520) Electrona subasperoides, Symbolophorus prionotus (219517 219522)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Benthosema fitchi, Symbolophorus meridionalis (220042) Symbolophorus meridionalis (219196 220043)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Trinidad and Tobago Diogenichthys sp. (219233)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (North Island) Symbolophorus prionotus (219527)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Benthosema minutum (219622) Electrona subasperoides (219605) Electrona subasperoides, Protomyctophum ahunga (219341 219606 219609) Protomyctophum ahunga (219594 219608)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Benthosema sp., Diogenichthys sp. (67900)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) Benthosema minutum, Protomyctophum ahunga (219523 219524) Electrona subasperoides, Symbolophorus prionotus (219525)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Symbolophorus meridionalis (219197)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Aichi) Symbolophorus sp. (161449)
Clifdenian15.9 - 13.65New Zealand (North Island) Antimyctophum konganaruensis (219540)
Clifdenian15.9 - 13.65New Zealand (South Island) Benthosema concentricum (219276)
Clifdenian - Lillburnian15.9 - 13.05New Zealand (North Island) Benthosema concentricum (219541)
Lillburnian15.1 - 13.05New Zealand (North Island) Benthosema concentricum (219547)
Lillburnian - Waiauan15.1 - 11.04New Zealand (South Island) Benthosema concentricum (219610)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand (North Island) Benthosema conentricum (219267)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Gabon Diogenichthys hulleyi (219362)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Symbolophorus sp., Benthosema pluridens (219219)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Benthosema fitchi (78437 187504 187505 187507 187596) Benthosema glaciale, Benthosema fitchi (178120 187503 187506)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece (Crete) Benthosema suborbitale (207585 207587 207588 207589 207590)
Tongaporutuan11.608 - 6.5New Zealand Benthosema conentricum (89138)
Tongaporutuan11.608 - 6.5New Zealand (North Island) Electrona keyesi, Antimyctophum konganaruensis, Symbolophorus tongaporutuensis (219553) Symbolophorus sp., Electrona keyesi, Benthosema konganaruensis (219269) Symbolophorus tongaporutuensis (219554)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Benthosema fitchi (220504)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Greece (Crete) Benthosema suborbitale (207591)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) Benthosema suborbitale (199860 220503)
Kapitean6.5 - 5.333New Zealand Scopelus concentricus, Scopelus konganaruensis (162461)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.6New Zealand Electrona risso, Electrona sp., Symbolophorus boops (219270)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece (Peloponnese) Electrona risso (207769)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Sicily) Electrona anfossimosnai (223702)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Venezuela Electrona rissoi (219231)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Electrona anfossimosnai (223700) Electrona rissoi (210257) Electrona sp. (210255)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Jamaica Symbolophorus veranyi (186673)
Opoitian - Mangapanian5.333 - 2.4New Zealand (North Island) Symbolophorus boops (219628)
Waipipian3.7 - 3.0New Zealand (Chatham Islands) Electrona risso, Diogenichthys rangiauriensis (219645)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Benthosema sp., Electrona rissoi, Tarletonbeania crenularis (219858) Benthosema sp., Tarletonbeania crenularis, Symbolophorus californiensis, Protomyctophum crockeri (219859)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Japan (Hane) Benthosema pterotum (219771 219776)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Japan Benthosema fibulatum, Benthosema pterotum (219768 219769)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy Electrona rissoi, Benthosema glaciale (210258)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Japan (Okinawa) Benthosema pterotum (219770) Electrona risso, Benthosema pterotum (219766) Electrona risso, Symbolophorus moriguchii (219767)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Electrona rissoi (219849) Symbolophorus californiensis (19703 122752)
Mangapanian - Nukumaruan3.0 - 1.63New Zealand Symbolophorus boops (219631)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy (Bologna) Electrona sp. (186574)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Japan Symbolophorus sp., Symbolophorus californiensis (219781)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy Electrona rissoi, Benthosema glaciale (159096)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Greece (Zakynthos) Benthosema glaciale, Electrona risso, Symbolophorus veranyi (207576)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Greece (Rhodes) Benthosema glaciale (207569) Benthosema glaciale, Benthosema suborbitale, Electrona risso (207571)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Italy Benthosema glaciale (159823) Electrona rissoi, Benthosema glaciale, Benthosema suborbitale (159378) Electrona rissoi, Benthosema glaciale, Symbolophorus veranyi (159455)
Gelasian - Ionian2.588 - 0.129Greece (Kephallonia) Benthosema glaciale, Electrona risso (207577)
Gelasian - Ionian2.588 - 0.129Greece (Rhodes) Benthosema glaciale, Electrona risso (207578)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Benthosema sp., Tarletonbeania crenularis (219856) Tarletonbeania crenularis (219855) Tarletonbeania crenularis, Protomyctophum crockeri (219853)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (North Island) Electrona risso (219637)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (South Island) Electrona paucirastra, Protomyctophum normani, Symbolophorus boops (219643)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Greece (Rhodes) Benthosema glaciale (207575)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Benthosema suborbitale (159288)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Japan Electrona sp. (219780) Symbolophorus californiensis (219777)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Italy Electrona rissoi, Benthosema glaciale, Symbolophorus veranyi (159361)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Greece (Rhodes) Benthosema glaciale, Electrona risso, Protomyctophum arcticum (207568)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Benthosema sp., Tarletonbeania crenularis, Symbolophorus californiensis, Protomyctophum crockeri (219857) Electrona rissoi, Tarletonbeania crenularis, Protomyctophum crockeri (219033)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (California) Symbolophorus californiensis (84881)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Electrona rissoi, Symbolophorus californiense (59063)