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Myctophidae (lanternfish)
Taxonomy
Myctophidae was named by Gill (1893). It is extant.
It was assigned to Scopeliformes by Danil'chenko (1960); to Iniomi by David (1943) and Jordan (1963); to Pisces by Girone et al. (2006); to Myctophoidei by Applegate (1970), Schwarzhans (1978), Constantin (1999) and Prokofiev (2006); and to Myctophiformes by Schwarzhans (2003), Gregorova (2004), Fierstine et al. (2012), Denton (2013), Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016), Lin et al. (2017), Schwarzhans et al. (2017) and Martin et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Scopeliformes by Danil'chenko (1960); to Iniomi by David (1943) and Jordan (1963); to Pisces by Girone et al. (2006); to Myctophoidei by Applegate (1970), Schwarzhans (1978), Constantin (1999) and Prokofiev (2006); and to Myctophiformes by Schwarzhans (2003), Gregorova (2004), Fierstine et al. (2012), Denton (2013), Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016), Lin et al. (2017), Schwarzhans et al. (2017) and Martin et al. (2018).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1893 | Myctophidae Gill |
1943 | Myctophidae David p. 13 |
1960 | Myctophidae Danil'chenko p. 32 |
1963 | Myctophidae Jordan p. 655 |
1970 | Myctophidae Applegate p. 421 |
1978 | Myctophidae Schwarzhans p. 6 |
1999 | Myctophidae Constantin |
2003 | Myctophidae Schwarzhans p. 46 |
2004 | Myctophidae Gregorova p. 85 |
2006 | Myctophydae Girone et al. p. 655 |
2006 | Myctophidae Prokofiev p. S54 |
2012 | Myctophidae Fierstine et al. p. 50 |
2013 | Myctophidae Betancur et al. |
2013 | Myctophidae Denton p. 786 |
2016 | Myctophidae Nelson et al. p. 277 |
2017 | Myctophidae Lin et al. p. 16 |
2017 | Myctophidae Schwarzhans et al. p. 153 |
2018 | Myctophidae Martin et al. p. 79 figs. Table 3 |
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Fm. Myctophidae Gill 1893 [lanternfish]
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Subfm. Diaphinae
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G. Lobianchia Gatt 1904
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Lobianchia dofleini Zugmayer 1911 [Dofleini's lanternfish]
†Lobianchia dofleinoides Steurbaut 1984
†Lobianchia johnfitchi Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
G. Diaphus Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
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Subg. Diaphus (Diaphus) Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
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†Diaphus (Diaphus) andersoni Taning 1932
Diaphus (Diaphus) brachycephalus Taning 1928
Diaphus (Diaphus) diadematus Taning 1932
Diaphus (Diaphus) fulgens Brauer 1904
†Diaphus (Diaphus) layi Fowler 1933
Diaphus (Diaphus) lutkeni Brauer 1904
Diaphus (Diaphus) richardsoni Taning 1932
†Diaphus (Diaphus) theta Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1891
Subg. Diaphus (Hyperphotops) Fraser-Brunner 1949
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Diaphus (Hyperphotops) agassizi Gilbert 1908
Diaphus (Hyperphotops) dofleini Zugmayer 1911
Diaphus (Hyperphotops) drachmanni Taning 1932
Diaphus (Hyperphotops) kylei Taning 1932
Diaphus (Hyperphotops) microps Brauer 1904
Diaphus (Hyperphotops) nipponensis Gilbert 1912
Diaphus (Hyperphotops) urolampus Gilbert and Cramer 1897
Subg. †Diaphus (Lamprossa) Jordan and Hubbs 1925
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†Diaphus (Lamprossa) anteorbitalis Gilbert 1913
†Diaphus (Lamprossa) chrysorhynchus Gilbert and Cramer 1897
Diaphus (Lamprossa) coeruleus Klunzinger 1871
†Diaphus (Lamprossa) effulgens Gppde and Bean 1895
†Diaphus (Lamprossa) elucens Brauer 1904
†Diaphus (Lamprossa) garmani Gilbert 1906
†Diaphus (Lamprossa) jenseni Taning 1932
†Diaphus (Lamprossa) lucidus Goode and Bean 1895
†Diaphus (Lamprossa) macrophus Parr 1928
†Diaphus (Lamprossa) malayanus Weber 1913
†Diaphus (Lamprossa) metopoclampus Cocco 1829
†Diaphus (Lamprossa) ostenfeldi Taning 1932
Diaphus (Lamprossa) problematicus Parr 1928
†Diaphus (Lamprossa) pseudopulcher Schwarzhans 1980
†Diaphus (Lamprossa) regani Taning 1932
†Diaphus (Lamprossa) schmidti Taning 1932
†Diaphus (Lamprossa) signatus Gilbert 1908
†Diaphus (Lamprossa) tanakae Gilbert 1913
†Diaphus (Lamprossa) watasei Jordan and Starks 1904
†Diaphus (Lamprossa) weberi Tåning 1932
Subg. Diaphus (Panthophos) Jordan and Hubbs 1925
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Diaphus (Panthophos) intermedius Borodin 1930
Diaphus (Panthophos) taaningi Norman 1930
Diaphus (Panthophos) termophilus Taning 1928
†Diaphus aeolochrus Barnard 1927
†Diaphus aequalis Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus alcoholicus Brzobohaty and Nolf 1995
†Diaphus altus Schwarzhans 1980
†Diaphus angulatus Ohe and Araki 1973
†Diaphus apalus Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus audax Schwarzhans 2019
†Diaphus austriacus Koken 1891
†Diaphus barrigonensis Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus bolini David 1943
Diaphus brachycephalus Taning 1928
†Diaphus cahuzaci Steurbaut 1979
†Diaphus capax Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
Diaphus carsoni Fowler 1933
†Diaphus cassidiformis Frost 1934
†Diaphus caurus Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019
Diaphus chrysorhynchus Gilbert and Cramer 1897
†Diaphus coatesi Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus crameri Fowler 1933
†Diaphus crassus Schwarzhans 1978
†Diaphus curvatus Schwarzhans 1980
†Diaphus dainichiensis Ohe 1981
Diaphus danae Tåning 1932
†Diaphus debilis Koken 1891
†Diaphus depressifrons Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus draconis Schwarzhans 2013
Diaphus dumerilii Bleeker 1856
†Diaphus duosensitivus Ciobanu 1977
†Diaphus ecuadorensis Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus edwardsi Sauvage 1870
†Diaphus emensus Schwarzhans 1985
†Diaphus endoi Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019
†Diaphus excisus Frost 1934
†Diaphus exilis Schwarzhans 2019
†Diaphus garmani Gilbert 1906
†Diaphus gatunensis Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus gigas Gilbert 1913
†Diaphus grebneffi Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019
†Diaphus haereticus Brzobohaty and Schultz 1978
†Diaphus hataii Ohe and Araki 1973
Diaphus holti Taaning 1918 [small lantern fish]
†Diaphus huatau Schwarzhans 2019
Diaphus hypolucens Parr 1928
Diaphus italicus Anfossi and Mosna 1971
†Diaphus kaiparaensis Schwarzhans 2019
†Diaphus kakegawaensis Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019
Diaphus kendalli Fowler 1933
†Diaphus kuroshio Kawaguchi and Nafpaktitis 1978
†Diaphus larteti Sauvage 1870
†Diaphus longirostris Brozobohaty 1983
Diaphus lucida Goode and Bean 1896
Diaphus luetkeni Brauer 1904
†Diaphus manneringi Schwarzhans 2019
†Diaphus marambionis Schwarzhans et al. 2017
†Diaphus marwicki Frost 1934
†Diaphus meniliticus Kalabis 1948
†Diaphus metopoclampoides Steurbaut 1983
†Diaphus microsomus Sauvage 1870
†Diaphus mirus Schwarzhans 2019
Diaphus mollis Tåning 1928
†Diaphus molossus Nolf and Steurbaut 1988
†Diaphus multiserratus Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus nafpaktitisi Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019
Diaphus nanus Gilbert 1908
†Diaphus noboriensis Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019
†Diaphus parri Taning 1932
†Diaphus paxtoni Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus perspicillatoides Brzobohaty and Nolf 1995
Diaphus perspicillatus Ogilby 1898
†Diaphus poignantae Steurbaut 1979
†Diaphus polysarcus Kramberger 1879
†Diaphus prisismetallis Nolf and Brzobohaty 1994
Diaphus problematicus Parr 1928
Diaphus rafinesqui Cocco 1838
Diaphus regani Taning 1932
Diaphus richardsoni Tåning 1932
†Diaphus rodriguezi Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus sauvagei Arambourg 1925
†Diaphus splendidus Prochazka 1893 [horned lanternfish]
†Diaphus stafforaensis Nolf and Steurbaut 1988
Diaphus sulcatus Bassolini 1906
Diaphus taaningi Norma 1930 [slopewater lanternfish]
†Diaphus tenax Schwarzhans 2019
Diaphus termophilus Tåning 1928
Diaphus theta Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
†Diaphus thiollieri Fowler 1932
†Diaphus vexillifer Sauvage 1870
†Myctophum (Diaphus) sauvagei Arambourg 1925
Invalid names: Cavelampus Whitley 1933 [synonym], Collettia Goode and Bean 1895 [synonym]
G. †Eomyctophum Danil'chenko 1947
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†Eomyctophum broncus Schwarzhans 2019
†Eomyctophum cozlae Ciobanu 1977
†Eomyctophum koraense Danil'chenko 1947
†Eomyctophum limicola Danil'chenko 1960
†Eomyctophum menneri Danil'chenko 1947
†Eomyctophum porokawa Schwarzhans 2019
Subfm. Gymnoscopelinae
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G. Hintonia Fraser-Brunner 1949
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Hintonia candens Fraser-Brunner 1949
†Hintonia robertsi Schwarzhans 2019
G. Lampanyctodes Fraser-Brunner 1949
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Lampanyctodes hectoris Günther 1876
†Lampanyctodes mimiensis Frost 1934
†Lampanyctodes transitivus Schwarzhans 2019
G. Lampichthys Fraser-Brunner 1949
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†Lampichthys mangapariensis Schwarzhans 1980
Lampichthys procerus Brauer 1904
Lampichthys rectangularis Fraser-Brunner 1949
G. Notoscopelus Guenther 1864
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†Notoscopelus bolini Nafpakittis 1975
Notoscopelus castaneus Goode and Bean 1815
Notoscopelus caudispinosus Johnson 1863
†Notoscopelus effertus Schwarzhans 2019
Notoscopelus elongatus Costa 1844
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Invalid names: Macrostoma angustidens Jordan and Evermann 1896 [synonym], Notoscopelus brachychir Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1891 [synonym], Notoscopelus ejectus Waite 1904 [synonym], Notoscopelus quercinus Goode and Bean 1895 [synonym], Scopelus crocodilus Cuvier and Valenciennes 1849 [synonym], Scopelus kroyeri Malm 1863 [synonym], Scopelus pseudocrocodilus Moreau 1891 [synonym]
†Notoscopelus kuboensis Ohe and Araki 1973
Notoscopelus margaritifer Goode and Bean 1895
†Notoscopelus mediterraneus Koken 1891
†Notoscopelus praejaponicus Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019
Notoscopelus resplendens Richardson 1845
†Notoscopelus scopelopsoides Schwarzhans 1980
Invalid names: Catablemella Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890 [synonym], Macrostoma Agassiz 1839 [synonym]
G. Scopelopsis Brauer 1906
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Scopelopsis caudalis Whitley 1932
Scopelopsis multipunctatus Brauer 1906
†Scopelopsis pliocenicus Anfossi and Mosna 1976
G. Hygophum Bolin 1939
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†Hygophum acutiventris Schwarzhans 2019
Hygophum agatense Robba 1970
†Hygophum agrigentensis Schwarzhans 1978
Hygophum benoiti Cocco 1838 [Benoit's lanternfish]
†Hygophum circularis Frost 1924
†Hygophum derthonensis Nolf and Steurbaut 1983
†Hygophum germanicum Heinrich 1969
Hygophum hygomi Lütken 1892 [Bermuda lantern fish]
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Invalid names: Myctophum remiger Goode and Bean 1895 [synonym]
Hygophum macrochir Günther 1864 [large-finned lanternfish]
†Hygophum orcianensis Schwarzhans 1978
†Hygophum pabloensis Weiler 1959
†Hygophum probenoiti Arambourg 1927
Hygophum proximum Becker 1965
†Hygophum rotundum Ohe and Araki 1973
†Hygophum taaningi Becker 1965
Myctophum (Hygophum) hanseni Taning 1932
Subfm. Lampanyctinae Paxton 1972
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G. Ceratoscopelus Günther 1864
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Ceratoscopelus maderensis Lowe 1839 [Madeira lantern fish]
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Invalid names: Nyctophus bonapartii Cocco 1838 [synonym], Scopelus acanthurus Facciola 1882 [synonym], Scopelus doderleini Facciola 1882 [synonym]
†Ceratoscopelus miocenicus Bedini et al. 1986
†Ceratoscopelus priscus Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Ceratoscopelus richardsoni Schwarzhans 2019
Ceratoscopelus townsendi Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1889
Ceratoscopelus warmingi Lütken 1892
†Ceratoscopelus weileri Brzobohaty 1965
G. Gymnoscopelus Guenther 1873
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Gymnoscopelus aphya Günther 1873
Gymnoscopelus braueri Lönnberg 1905
†Gymnoscopelus fitchi Schwarzhans 1978
Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus Fraser-Brunner 1949
Gymnoscopelus piabilis Whitley 1931
Invalid names: Nasolynchnus Smith 1933 [synonym]
G. Lampadena Goode and Bean 1893
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Subg. Lampadena (Dorsadena) Coleman and Nafpaktitis 1972
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Dorsadena yaquinae Coleman and Nafpaktitis 1972
Subg. Lampadena (Lampadena) Goode and Bean 1895
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Lampadena (Lampadena) speculigera Goode and Bean 1895
Subg. Lampadena (Lychnophora) Fraser-Brunner 1949
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Lampadena (Lychnophora) luminosa Garman 1899
Lampadena luminosa nitida Tåning 1928
Lampadena anomala Parr 1928
Lampadena bathyphila Taning 1928
Lampadena braueri Zugmayer 1914
Lampadena chavesi Collett 1905
†Lampadena dea Frasier-Brunner 1949
†Lampadena gracile Schubert 1912
†Lampadena gracilis Schubert 1912
†Lampadena ionica Girone and Nolf 2002
Lampadena minima Taning 1928
†Lampadena scapha Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Lampadena speculigeroides Brzobohaty and Nolf 1996
Lampadena urophaos Paxton 1963
Lampadena urophaos atlantica Maul 1969
Tr. †Lampanictini Paxton 1972
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G. Nannobrachium Günther 1864
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Nannobrachium lineatus Tåning 1928
Invalid names: Paralampanyctus Kotthaus 1972 [synonym]
Tr. Lampanyctini Paxton 1972
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G. †Paralampadena Schwarzhans 2013
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†Paralampadena angolensis Schwarzhans 2013
†Paralampadena gabonensis Schwarzhans 2013
†Paralampadena solida Schwarzhans 2013
G. Lepidophanes Fraser-Brunner 1949
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†Lepidophanes brassoensis Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Lepidophanes inclectus Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
G. Stenobrachius Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
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Lampanyctus (Stenobrachius) nannochir Gilbert 1890
Stenobrachius leucopsarum Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
†Stenobrachius salnikovi Nazarkin and Nesov 1995
G. Taaningichthys Bolin 1959
Invalid names: Diaphini [empty], Gymnoscopelini Paxton 1972 [empty]
G. Lampanyctus Bonaparte 1840
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Subg. Lampanyctus (Lampanyctus) Bonaparte 1840
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Lampanyctus (Lampanyctus) macdonaldi Goode and Bean 1896
†Lampanyctus (Lampanyctus) macropterus Brauer 1904
Lampanyctus (Lampanyctus) niger Günther 1887
Lampanyctus (Lampanyctus) pusillus Johnson 1890
Subg. Lampanyctus (Lepidophanes) Fraser-Brunner 1949
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Lampanyctus (Lepidophanes) gaussi Brauer 1906
Lampanyctus (Lepidophanes) guentheri Goode and Bean 1895
Lampanyctus (Lepidophanes) pyrsobolus Alcock 1890
Lampanyctus (Lepidophanes) subpectoralis Parr 1928
Subg. Lampanyctus (Triphoturus) Fraser-Brunner 1949
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Lampanyctus (Triphoturus) micropterus Brauer 1906
Lampanyctus (Triphoturus) nigrescens Brauer 1904
Lampanyctus (Triphoturus) turneri Fowler 1934
Lampanyctus alatus Goode and Bean 1896
Lampanyctus ater Taning 1928
Lampanyctus crocodilus Risso 1810
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Invalid names: Lampanyctus gemmifer Goode and Bean 1895 [synonym], Myctophus bonapartii Cocco 1838 [synonym]
Lampanyctus cuprarius Taaning 1928
†Lampanyctus ecnomi Sauvage 1870
Lampanyctus festivus Tåning 1928
Lampanyctus fraserbrunneri Bolin 1946
Lampanyctus fraseri Fraser-Brunner 1931
Lampanyctus idostigma Parr 1931
Lampanyctus intricarius Taning 1928
Lampanyctus iselini Parr 1934
Lampanyctus joubini Angel and Verier 1931
†Lampanyctus latesulcatus Nolf and Steurbaut 1983
†Lampanyctus licatae Sauvage 1870
†Lampanyctus longaevus Ciobanu 1977
Lampanyctus microchir Gilbert 1913
†Lampanyctus microsoma Sauvage 1870
Lampanyctus nicholsi Gilbert 1911
†Lampanyctus nobilis Taning 1928
Lampanyctus omostigma Gilbert 1908
Lampanyctus peculiaris Borodin 1929
†Lampanyctus petrolifer David 1943
Lampanyctus photonotus Parr 1928
Lampanyctus photothorax Parr 1928
Lampanyctus piabilis Whitley 1931
Lampanyctus polyphotos Beebe 1932
†Lampanyctus popoto Schwarzhans 2019
†Lampanyctus profestus Schwarzhans 2019
Lampanyctus punctatissimus Gilbert 1913
†Lampanyctus pussilus Johnson 1890
†Lampanyctus reductus Schwarzhans 2013
Lampanyctus regalis Gilbert 1892
†Lampanyctus remifer Jordan 1925
Lampanyctus ritteri Gilbert 1915
†Lampanyctus serratus Stinton 1957
Lampanyctus steinbecki Bolin 1939
Lampanyctus stilbius Gilbert 1908
Lampanyctus taaningi Parr 1929
†Lampanyctus waiohaensis Schwarzhans 2019
†Myctophum (Lampanyctus) ecnomi Sauvage 1880
†Myctophum (Lampanyctus) licatae Sauvage 1870
Invalid names: Nyctimaster Jordan 1921 [synonym], Serpa Whitley 1933 [synonym], Serpe Cuvier and Valenciennes 1849 [synonym]
G. †Myctophidarum Unknown
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†Myctophidarum acutirostrum Holec 1975
†Myctophidarum schnetleri Schwarzhans 2003
Subfm. Myctophinae Fowler 1925
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G. Benthosema Goode and Bean 1896
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†Benthosema concentricus Frost 1934
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
Benthosema suborbitale Gilbert 1913
G. Centrobranchus Fowler 1904
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Centrobranchus andreae Lütken 1892
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Invalid names: Centrobranchus gracilicaudus Gilbert 1903 [synonym]
Centrobranchus nigroocellatus Günther 1873
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Invalid names: Centrobranchus chaerocephalus Fowler 1903 [synonym]
G. Diogenichthys Bolin 1839
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†Diogenichthys aguilerai Schwarzhans 2013
†Diogenichthys hulleyi Schwarzhans 2013
†Diogenichthys laternatum Garman 1899
Diogenichthys panurgus Bolin 1946
†Diogenichthys rangiauriensis Schwarzhans 2019
Diogenichthys scofieldi Bolin 1939
G. Electrona Goode and Bean 1895
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Subg. Electrona (Elampa) Fraser-Brunner 1949
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Subg. Electrona (Electrona) Goode and Bean 1896
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Electrona (Electrona) antarcticus Günther 1878
Electrona (Electrona) carlsbergi Taning 1932
Electrona (Electrona) risso Cocco 1829
Subg. Electrona (Hierops) Fraser-Brunner 1949
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Electrona (Hierops) crockeri Bolin 1939
Electrona (Hierops) parallela Lonnberg 1905
Subg. Electrona (Protomyctophum) Fraser-Brunner 1949
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Electrona (Protomyctophum) bolini Fraser-Brunner 1949
†Electrona anfossimosnai Schwarzhans 1978
Electrona keyesi Schwarzhans 1980
Electrona paucirastra Bolin 1962
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. Metelectrona Wisner 1963
G. Protomyctophum Fraser-Brunner 1949
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†Protomyctophum ahunga Schwarzhans 2019
Protomyctophum arcticum Lütken 1892
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Invalid names: Myctophum oculeum Chapman 1939 [synonym], Myctophum thompsoni Chapman 1944 [synonym]
Protomyctophum normani Tåning 1932
G. Symbolophorus Bolin and Wisner 1959
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†Symbolophorus biatlanticus Weiler 1959
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
Symbolophorus veranyi Moreau 1888
Invalid names: Myctophini Fowler 1925 [empty]
G. Myctophum Rafinesque 1810
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Subg. Myctophum (Myctophum) Rafinesque 1810
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Myctophum (Myctophum) aurolaternatum Garman 1899
Myctophum (Myctophum) brachygnathos Bleeker 1856
Myctophum (Myctophum) cuvieri Castelnau 1873
Subg. Myctophum (Scopelus) Cuvier 1816
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Myctophum (Scopelus) evermani Gilbert 1905
Myctophum (Scopelus) humboldti Risso 1810
Myctophum (Scopelus) rufinum Taning 1928
Scopelus argenteus Gilchrist 1905
†Scopelus biarritzensis Priem 1912
†Scopelus ellipticus Sulc 1932
†Scopelus excavatus Sulc 1932
†Scopelus fragilis Prochazka 1893
†Scopelus frosti Vorstman 1927
†Scopelus incisus Frost 1934
†Scopelus kokeni Prochazka 1893
†Scopelus lacertosus Sauvage 1870
†Scopelus laminatus Frost 1934
†Scopelus latirostratus Weiler 1950
†Scopelus mammatus Frost 1934
†Scopelus mediterraneus Koken 1891
†Scopelus obliquus Weiler 1943
†Scopelus papuensis Schubert 1910
†Scopelus pulcher Procharzky 1893
†Scopelus regularis Frost 1934
†Scopelus splendidus Prochazka 1893 [horned lanternfish]
†Scopelus sulcatus Bassoli 1906
†Scopelus tenuis Weinfurter 1952
†Scopelus tutamoensis Frost 1934
Myctophum affine Lütken 1892
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Invalid names: Myctophum opalinum Goode and Bean 1895 [synonym], Rhinoscopelus oceanicus Jordan and Evermann 1903 [synonym]
†Myctophum americanum Frizzell and Dante 1965
†Myctophum antelaternatum Ciobanu 1977
†Myctophum arcanum Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Myctophum bortonensis Schwarzhans 2019
Myctophum braueri Gilbert 1905
†Myctophum columnae Sauvage 1873
†Myctophum danielli D'Erasmo 1929
†Myctophum degraciai Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Myctophum dorsale Sauvage 1870
Myctophum evermanni Gilbert 1905
Myctophum fibulatum Parr 1928
Myctophum gilberti Everman and Seale 1907
Myctophum hollandi Jordan and Jordan 1932
Myctophum imitata Parr 1928
†Myctophum jacksoni Aguilera and de Aguilera 2001
Myctophum laternatum Norman 1939
Myctophum laternatum atlanticum Taning 1928
†Myctophum licatae Sauvage 1880
Myctophum longipes Brauer 1906
Myctophum luetkeni Gilbert 1905
Myctophum lychnobium Bolin 1946
Myctophum margaritatum Gilbert 1905
†Myctophum mundulum Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Myctophum murbani Weinfurter 1952
Myctophum nitidulum Garman 1899
Myctophum obtusirostris Taning 1928
†Myctophum oroseinum Dieni 1968
†Myctophum praepterotum Ciobanu 1977
†Myctophum pulchrum Procharzky 1893
Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810 [spotted lanternfish]
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Invalid names: Scopelus caninianus Cuvier and Valenciennes 1828 [synonym], Scopelus heideri Steindachner 1881 [synonym], Scopelus mulleri Goode 1884 [synonym]
Myctophum renschi Ahl 1929
†Myctophum robustus Ciobanu 1977
†Myctophum selenops Taning 1928
Myctophum simile Taning 1928
Myctophum spinosum Steindachner 1867
†Myctophum splendidum Prochazka 1893 [horned lanternfish]
†Myctophum tamumuensis Schwarzhans 2019
†Myctophum tenellum Schwarzhans 2019
Myctophum tenisoni Norman 1930
Myctophum tenuiforme Brauer 1906
Myctophum townsendi Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1889
†Myctophum unicum Schwarzhans 1978
†Myctophum weileri Ciobanu 1977
Scopelus (Myctophum) macrochir Günther 1864 [large-finned lanternfish]
Invalid names: Mychtophus Cocco 1838 [synonym], Myctophus Cocco 1829 [synonym]
G. †Tachynectes von der Marck 1863
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†Tachynectes brachypterygius von der Marck 1863
†Tachynectes longipes von der Marck 1863
†Tachynectes macrodactylus von der Marck 1863
†Tachynectes vinarensis Bayer 1905
Invalid names: Eomyctophinae Prokofiev 2006 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 83.50000 to 0.01200 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.1 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.1 Ma
Collections (359 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Cretaceous | Japan (Hokkaido) | Myctophidae indet. (161434) | |
Campanian | Italy | Myctophidae indet. (35332) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | Germany | Tachynectes brachypterygius (221715) Tachynectes macrodactylus, Tachynectes longipes (221711) | |
Paleogene | Czech Republic | Diaphus meniliticus (187501) | |
Tertiary | USA (Mississippi) | Otolithus sulcatus, Otolithus debilis (163732) | |
Selandian | Denmark | Myctophidarum sp., Myctophidarum schnetleri (159792 159793) | |
Thanetian | Australia (South Australia) | Eokrefftia prediaphus (219145) | |
Ypresian | Antarctica (Seymour Island) | Diaphus marambionis (176085) | |
Ypresian | Italy (Verona) | Eomyctophum sp. (190957) | |
Eocene | USA (Texas) | Myctophum americanum (84145) | |
Waipawan - Mangaorapan | New Zealand (South Island) | Eomyctophum broncus (219497) | |
Early/Lower Eocene | Brazil | Ceratoscopelus warmingii, Diaphus splendidus, Diaphus garmani (210208) | |
Mangaorapan - Heretaungan | New Zealand (South Island) | Eomyctophum broncus (219500) Eomyctophum sp., Eomyctophum broncus (219501) | |
Heretaungan | New Zealand (South Island) | Eomyctophum sp., Eomyctophum broncus (219498) | |
Lutetian | France | Diaphus cyrano, Diaphus quadrangularis (188961) Diaphus cyrano, Diaphus trapezoidalis (188959) Diaphus quadrangularis, Diaphus sulci, Diaphus cyrano (188960) Diaphus quadrangularis, Diaphus sulci, Diaphus cyrano, Diaphus excavatus (188958) Diaphus quadrangularis, Diaphus sulci, Diaphus cyrano, Diaphus excavatus, Diaphus trapezoidalis (188957) Diaphus sulci, Diaphus quadrangularis, Diaphus cyrano, Diaphus trapezoidalis (188962) | |
Middle Eocene | USA (Texas) | Myctophum americanum (84144 84147) | |
Porangan | New Zealand (South Island) | Eomyctophum broncus (219502) | |
Bortonian | New Zealand (South Island) | Myctophum bortonensis (219322) | |
Bortonian | New Zealand | Eomyctophum porokawa (219511) | |
Priabonian | France | Scopelus ellipticus, Scopelus pulcher, Scopelus excavatus, Scopelus biarritzensis (222677) |