WoRMS taxon details

Myctophinae Gill, 1893

395001  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:395001)

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  1. Genus Antimyctophum Schwarzhans, 2019 †
  2. Genus Benthosema Goode & Bean, 1896
  3. Genus Centrobranchus Fowler, 1904
  4. Genus Ctenoscopelus Fraser-Brunner, 1949
  5. Genus Dasyscopelus Günther, 1864
  6. Genus Diogenichthys Bolin, 1939
  7. Genus Electrona Goode & Bean, 1896
  8. Genus Gonichthys Gistel, 1850
  9. Genus Hygophum Bolin, 1939
  10. Genus Krefftichthys Hulley, 1981
  11. Genus Loweina Fowler, 1925
  12. Genus Metelectrona Wisner, 1963
  13. Genus Myctophum Rafinesque, 1810
  14. Genus Protomyctophum Fraser-Brunner, 1949
  15. Genus Symbolophorus Bolin & Wisner, 1959
  16. Genus Tarletonbeania Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890
  17. Genus Alysia Lowe, 1839 accepted as Gonichthys Gistel, 1850 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  18. Genus Benthosoma Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Benthosema Goode & Bean, 1896 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  19. Genus Bentosema Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Benthosema Goode & Bean, 1896 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  20. Genus Diogenichthye Bolin, 1939 accepted as Diogenichthys Bolin, 1939 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  21. Genus Diogenys Bolin, 1939 accepted as Diogenichthys Bolin, 1939 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, lapsus calami)
  22. Genus Hierops Fraser-Brunner, 1949 accepted as Protomyctophum Fraser-Brunner, 1949
  23. Genus Hygophym Bolin, 1939 accepted as Hygophum Bolin, 1939 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  24. Genus Mychtophum Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Myctophum Rafinesque, 1810 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  25. Genus Myctoophum Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Myctophum Rafinesque, 1810 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  26. Genus Rhinoscopelus Lütken, 1892 accepted as Gonichthys Gistel, 1850
  27. Genus Scopelus Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Myctophum Rafinesque, 1810 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Myctophinae Gill, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=395001 on 2026-01-30
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2009-05-16 16:10:40Z
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2025-12-05 16:32:27Z
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