Deep-Sea taxon details
Myctophidae Gill, 1893
Lampanyctinae Paxton, 1972 · unaccepted
- Genus Benthosema Goode & Bean, 1896
- Genus Bolinichthys Paxton, 1972
- Genus Centrobranchus Fowler, 1904
- Genus Ceratoscopelus Günther, 1864
- Genus Ctenoscopelus Fraser-Brunner, 1949
- Genus Dasyscopelus Günther, 1864
- Genus Diaphus Eigenmann & 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
- 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 Metelectrona Wisner, 1963
- Genus Myctophum Rafinesque, 1810
- Genus Nannobrachium Günther, 1887
- Genus Nanobrachium Günther, 1887
- Genus Notolychnus Fraser-Brunner, 1949
- Genus Notoscopelus Günther, 1864
- Genus Parvilux Hubbs & Wisner, 1964
- Genus Protomyctophum Fraser-Brunner, 1949
- Genus Scopelopsis Brauer, 1906
- Genus Stenobrachius Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890
- Genus Symbolophorus Bolin & Wisner, 1959
- Genus Taaningichthys Bolin, 1959
- Genus Tarletonbeania Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890
- Genus Triphoturus Fraser-Brunner, 1949
- Genus Aethoprora Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Diaphus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890
- Genus Dorsadena Coleman & Nafpaktitis, 1972 accepted as Lampadena Goode & Bean, 1893
- Subfamily Lampanyctinae Paxton, 1972 accepted as Myctophidae Gill, 1893
- Genus Rhinoscopelus Lütken, 1892 accepted as Gonichthys Gistel, 1850
- Genus Serpa accepted as Serpe Cloquet, 1829 accepted as Lampanyctus Bonaparte, 1840 (misspelling)
- Genus Serpe Cloquet, 1829 accepted as Lampanyctus Bonaparte, 1840 (synonym)
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution Distribution: circumglobal. Some with small supramaxilla. With subocular shelf. Anal fin origin below or slightly behind...
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]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Myctophidae Gill, 1893. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125498 on 2024-04-24
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Myctophidae Gill, 1893. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125498 on 2024-04-24
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Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
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]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | lanternfishes | [details] |
| French | poissons-lanternes | [details] |
| Japanese | ハダカイワシ科 | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | lysprikkfiskfamilien | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | lysprikkfiskfamilien | [details] |
| Spanish | linternillas | [details] |
| Swedish | prickfiskar | [details] |
