WoRMS taxon details
Myctophinae Gill, 1893
- Genus Antimyctophum Schwarzhans, 2019 †
- Genus Benthosema Goode & Bean, 1896
- Genus Centrobranchus Fowler, 1904
- Genus Ctenoscopelus Fraser-Brunner, 1949
- Genus Dasyscopelus Günther, 1864
- Genus Diogenichthys Bolin, 1939
- Genus Electrona Goode & Bean, 1896
- Genus Gonichthys Gistel, 1850
- Genus Hygophum Bolin, 1939
- Genus Krefftichthys Hulley, 1981
- Genus Loweina Fowler, 1925
- Genus Metelectrona Wisner, 1963
- Genus Myctophum Rafinesque, 1810
- Genus Protomyctophum Fraser-Brunner, 1949
- Genus Symbolophorus Bolin & Wisner, 1959
- Genus Tarletonbeania Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890
- Genus Alysia Lowe, 1839 accepted as Gonichthys Gistel, 1850 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
- Genus Benthosoma Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Benthosema Goode & Bean, 1896 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Bentosema Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Benthosema Goode & Bean, 1896 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Diogenichthye Bolin, 1939 accepted as Diogenichthys Bolin, 1939 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Diogenys Bolin, 1939 accepted as Diogenichthys Bolin, 1939 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, lapsus calami)
- Genus Hierops Fraser-Brunner, 1949 accepted as Protomyctophum Fraser-Brunner, 1949
- Genus Hygophym Bolin, 1939 accepted as Hygophum Bolin, 1939 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Mychtophum Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Myctophum Rafinesque, 1810 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Myctoophum Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Myctophum Rafinesque, 1810 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Rhinoscopelus Lütken, 1892 accepted as Gonichthys Gistel, 1850
- 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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Not documented
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality