WoRMS taxon details
Myctophidae
AphiaID: 125498
AphiaID: 125498
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Myctophiformes (Order) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Family | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Myctophiformes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
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, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Genus Benthosema Goode & Bean, 1896 Genus Bolinichthys Paxton, 1972 Genus Centrobranchus Fowler, 1904 Genus Ceratoscopelus Günther, 1864 Genus Diaphus Eigenmann, 1890 Genus Diogenichthys Bolin, 1939 Genus Electrona Goode & Bean, 1896 Genus Gonichthys Gistel, 1850 Genus Gymnoscopelus Günther, 1873 Genus Hintonia Fraser-Brunner, 1949 Genus Hygophum Bolin, 1939 Genus Idiolychnus Nafpaktitis & Paxton, 1978 Genus Krefftichthys Hulley, 1981 Genus Lampadena Goode & Bean, 1893 Subfamily Lampanyctinae Genus Lampanyctodes Fraser-Brunner, 1949 Genus Lampanyctus Bonaparte, 1840 Genus Lampichthys Fraser-Brunner, 1949 Genus Lepidophanes Fraser-Brunner, 1949 Genus Lobianchia Gatti, 1904 Genus Loweina Fowler, 1925 Genus Macrostoma Genus Metelectrona Wisner, 1963 Subfamily Myctophinae Genus Myctophum Rafinesque, 1810 Genus Nannobrachium Günther, 1887 Genus Nanobrachium Günther, 1887 Genus Notolychnus Fraser-Brunner, 1949 Genus Notoscopelus Günther, 1864 Genus Parvilux Genus Protomyctophum Fraser-Brunner, 1949 Genus Scopelopsis Brauer, 1906 Genus Stenobrachius Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890 Genus Symbolophorus Genus Taaningichthys Bolin, 1959 Genus Tarletonbeania Genus Triphoturus Fraser-Brunner, 1949 Genus Aethoprora accepted as Diaphus Eigenmann, 1890 Genus Alysia accepted as Gonichthys Gistel, 1850 Genus Bentosema accepted as Benthosema Goode & Bean, 1896 Genus Collettia accepted as Diaphus Eigenmann, 1890 Genus Ctenoscopelus accepted as Myctophum Rafinesque, 1810 Genus Dasyscopelus accepted as Myctophum Rafinesque, 1810 Genus Diogenichthye accepted as Diogenichthys Bolin, 1939 Genus Diogenys accepted as Diogenichthys Bolin, 1939 Genus Dorsadena accepted as Lampadena Goode & Bean, 1893 Genus Hierops accepted as Protomyctophum Fraser-Brunner, 1949 Genus Lampanctus accepted as Lampanyctus Bonaparte, 1840 Genus Lampanictus accepted as Lampanyctus Bonaparte, 1840 Genus Lebianchia accepted as Lobianchia Gatti, 1904 Genus Lobiancha accepted as Lobianchia Gatti, 1904 Genus Mychtophum accepted as Myctophum Rafinesque, 1810 Genus Myctoophum accepted as Myctophum Rafinesque, 1810 Genus Nasolychnus accepted as Gymnoscopelus Günther, 1873 Genus Notoscopellus accepted as Notoscopelus Günther, 1864 Genus Nyctophus accepted as Diaphus Eigenmann, 1890 Genus Paralampanyctus accepted as Nannobrachium Günther, 1887 Genus Rhinoscopelus accepted as Gonichthys Gistel, 1850 Genus Serpa accepted as Lampanyctus Bonaparte, 1840 Genus Serpe Cloquet, 1829 accepted as Lampanyctus Bonaparte, 1840 Genus Triphotorus accepted as Triphoturus Fraser-Brunner, 1949 Genus Vestula accepted as Notolychnus Fraser-Brunner, 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note |
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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| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125498 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Myctophidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125498 on 2013-05-25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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