Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Actinopterygii > Order Myctophiformes

Myctophidae

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Benthosema Goode & Bean, 1896
Bolinichthys Paxton, 1972
Centrobranchus Fowler, 1904
Ceratoscopelus Günther, 1864
Diaphus Eigenmann, 1890
Diogenichthys Bolin, 1939
Electrona Goode & Bean, 1896
Gonichthys Gistel, 1850
Hygophum Bolin, 1939
Lampadena Goode & Bean, 1893
Lampanyctus Bonaparte, 1840
Lepidophanes Fraser-Brunner, 1949
Lobianchia Gatti, 1904
Loweina Fowler, 1925
Myctophum Rafinesque, 1810
Nannobrachium Günther, 1887
Notolychnus Fraser-Brunner, 1949
Notoscopelus Günther, 1864
Protomyctophum Fraser-Brunner, 1949
Symbolophorus
Taaningichthys Bolin, 1959

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Bokmål (Norwegian): lysprikkfiskfamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 English: lanternfishes sources: MASDEA (1997).
 French: poissons-lanternes sources: ITIS database
 Norwegian: lysprikkfiskfamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: lysprikkfiskfamilien
 Norwegian Nynorsk: lysprikkfiskfamilien
 Nynorsk (Norwegian): lysprikkfiskfamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Spanish, Castillian: linternillas sources: ITIS database
 Swedish: prickfiskar

Literature

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

additional source

Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology.

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Citation

WoRMS (2014). Myctophidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125498

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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2004-12-21 by Jacob van der Land

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