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Myctophidae (lanternfish)
Taxonomy
Myctophidae was named by Gill (1893). It is extant.
It was assigned to Scopeliformes by Danil'chenko (1960); to Iniomi by David (1943) and Jordan (1963); to Pisces by Girone et al. (2006); to Myctophoidei by Applegate (1970), Schwarzhans (1978), Constantin (1999) and Prokofiev (2006); and to Myctophiformes by Schwarzhans (2003), Gregorova (2004), Fierstine et al. (2012), Denton (2013), Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016), Lin et al. (2017), Schwarzhans et al. (2017) and Martin et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Scopeliformes by Danil'chenko (1960); to Iniomi by David (1943) and Jordan (1963); to Pisces by Girone et al. (2006); to Myctophoidei by Applegate (1970), Schwarzhans (1978), Constantin (1999) and Prokofiev (2006); and to Myctophiformes by Schwarzhans (2003), Gregorova (2004), Fierstine et al. (2012), Denton (2013), Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016), Lin et al. (2017), Schwarzhans et al. (2017) and Martin et al. (2018).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1893 | Myctophidae Gill |
1943 | Myctophidae David p. 13 |
1960 | Myctophidae Danil'chenko p. 32 |
1963 | Myctophidae Jordan p. 655 |
1970 | Myctophidae Applegate p. 421 |
1978 | Myctophidae Schwarzhans p. 6 |
1999 | Myctophidae Constantin |
2003 | Myctophidae Schwarzhans p. 46 |
2004 | Myctophidae Gregorova p. 85 |
2006 | Myctophydae Girone et al. p. 655 |
2006 | Myctophidae Prokofiev p. S54 |
2012 | Myctophidae Fierstine et al. p. 50 |
2013 | Myctophidae Betancur et al. |
2013 | Myctophidae Denton p. 786 |
2016 | Myctophidae Nelson et al. p. 277 |
2017 | Myctophidae Lin et al. p. 16 |
2017 | Myctophidae Schwarzhans et al. p. 153 |
2018 | Myctophidae Martin et al. p. 79 figs. Table 3 |
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Fm. Myctophidae Gill 1893 [lanternfish]
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Subfm. Diaphinae
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G. Lobianchia Gatt 1904
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Lobianchia dofleini Zugmayer 1911 [Dofleini's lanternfish]
†Lobianchia dofleinoides Steurbaut 1984
Lobianchia gemellari Cocco 1838
†Lobianchia johnfitchi Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
G. Diaphus Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
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Subg. Diaphus (Diaphus) Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
Subg. †Diaphus (Lamprossa) Jordan and Hubbs 1925
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†Diaphus (Lamprossa) pseudopulcher Schwarzhans 1980
†Diaphus aequalis Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus alcoholicus Brzobohaty and Nolf 1995
†Diaphus altus Schwarzhans 1980
†Diaphus angulatus Ohe and Araki 1973
†Diaphus apalus Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus audax Schwarzhans 2019
†Diaphus austriacus Koken 1891
†Diaphus barrigonensis Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus bolini David 1943
Diaphus brachycephalus Taning 1928
†Diaphus cahuzaci Steurbaut 1979
†Diaphus capax Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus cassidiformis Frost 1934
†Diaphus caurus Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019
Diaphus chrysorhynchus Gilbert and Cramer 1897
†Diaphus coatesi Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus crassus Schwarzhans 1978
†Diaphus curvatus Schwarzhans 1980
†Diaphus dainichiensis Ohe 1981
Diaphus danae Tåning 1932
†Diaphus debilis Koken 1891
†Diaphus depressifrons Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus draconis Schwarzhans 2013
Diaphus dumerilii Bleeker 1856
†Diaphus duosensitivus Ciobanu 1977
†Diaphus ecuadorensis Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus edwardsi Sauvage 1870
†Diaphus emensus Schwarzhans 1985
†Diaphus endoi Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019
†Diaphus excisus Frost 1934
†Diaphus exilis Schwarzhans 2019
†Diaphus garmani Gilbert 1906
†Diaphus gatunensis Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus grebneffi Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019
†Diaphus haereticus Brzobohaty and Schultz 1978
†Diaphus hataii Ohe and Araki 1973
Diaphus holti Taaning 1918 [small lantern fish]
†Diaphus huatau Schwarzhans 2019
Diaphus italicus Anfossi and Mosna 1971
†Diaphus kaiparaensis Schwarzhans 2019
†Diaphus kakegawaensis Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019
†Diaphus kuroshio Kawaguchi and Nafpaktitis 1978
†Diaphus larteti Sauvage 1870
†Diaphus longirostris Brozobohaty 1983
Diaphus lucida Goode and Bean 1896
†Diaphus luetkeni Brauer 1904
†Diaphus manneringi Schwarzhans 2019
†Diaphus marambionis Schwarzhans et al. 2017
†Diaphus marwicki Frost 1934
†Diaphus meniliticus Kalabis 1948
†Diaphus metopoclampoides Steurbaut 1983
†Diaphus microsomus Sauvage 1870
†Diaphus mirus Schwarzhans 2019
Diaphus mollis Tåning 1928
†Diaphus molossus Nolf and Steurbaut 1988
†Diaphus multiserratus Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus nafpaktitisi Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019
†Diaphus noboriensis Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019
†Diaphus parri Taning 1932
†Diaphus paxtoni Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus perspicillatoides Brzobohaty and Nolf 1995
Diaphus perspicillatus Ogilby 1898
†Diaphus poignantae Steurbaut 1979
†Diaphus polysarcus Kramberger 1879
†Diaphus prisismetallis Nolf and Brzobohaty 1994
Diaphus problematicus Parr 1928
Diaphus rafinesqui Cocco 1838
Diaphus regani Taning 1932
Diaphus richardsoni Tåning 1932
†Diaphus rodriguezi Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus sauvagei Arambourg 1925
†Diaphus splendidus Prochazka 1893 [horned lanternfish]
†Diaphus stafforaensis Nolf and Steurbaut 1988
Diaphus sulcatus Bassolini 1906
Diaphus taaningi Norma 1930 [slopewater lanternfish]
†Diaphus tenax Schwarzhans 2019
Diaphus termophilus Tåning 1928
Diaphus theta Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
†Diaphus vexillifer Sauvage 1870
†Myctophum (Diaphus) sauvagei Arambourg 1925
G. †Eomyctophum Danil'chenko 1947
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†Eomyctophum broncus Schwarzhans 2019
†Eomyctophum cozlae Ciobanu 1977
†Eomyctophum koraense Danil'chenko 1947
†Eomyctophum limicola Danil'chenko 1960
†Eomyctophum menneri Danil'chenko 1947
†Eomyctophum porokawa Schwarzhans 2019
Subfm. Gymnoscopelinae
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G. Lampanyctodes Fraser-Brunner 1949
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Lampanyctodes hectoris Günther 1876
†Lampanyctodes mimiensis Frost 1934
†Lampanyctodes transitivus Schwarzhans 2019
G. Notoscopelus Guenther 1864
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†Notoscopelus bolini Nafpakittis 1975
Notoscopelus caudispinosus Johnson 1863
†Notoscopelus effertus Schwarzhans 2019
Notoscopelus elongatus Costa 1844
†Notoscopelus kuboensis Ohe and Araki 1973
†Notoscopelus mediterraneus Koken 1891
†Notoscopelus praejaponicus Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019
Notoscopelus resplendens Richardson 1845
†Notoscopelus scopelopsoides Schwarzhans 1980
G. Hygophum Bolin 1939
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†Hygophum acutiventris Schwarzhans 2019
Hygophum agatense Robba 1970
†Hygophum agrigentensis Schwarzhans 1978
Hygophum benoiti Cocco 1838 [Benoit's lanternfish]
†Hygophum circularis Frost 1924
†Hygophum derthonensis Nolf and Steurbaut 1983
†Hygophum germanicum Heinrich 1969
Hygophum hygomi Lütken 1892 [Bermuda lantern fish]
Hygophum macrochir Günther 1864 [large-finned lanternfish]
†Hygophum orcianensis Schwarzhans 1978
†Hygophum pabloensis Weiler 1959
†Hygophum probenoiti Arambourg 1927
Hygophum proximum Becker 1965
†Hygophum rotundum Ohe and Araki 1973
†Hygophum taaningi Becker 1965
Subfm. Lampanyctinae Paxton 1972
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G. Ceratoscopelus Günther 1864
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Ceratoscopelus maderensis Lowe 1839 [Madeira lantern fish]
†Ceratoscopelus miocenicus Bedini et al. 1986
†Ceratoscopelus priscus Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Ceratoscopelus richardsoni Schwarzhans 2019
Ceratoscopelus townsendi Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1889
Ceratoscopelus warmingi Lütken 1892
†Ceratoscopelus weileri Brzobohaty 1965
G. Gymnoscopelus Guenther 1873
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†Gymnoscopelus fitchi Schwarzhans 1978
Gymnoscopelus piabilis Whitley 1931
G. Lampadena Goode and Bean 1893
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†Lampadena dea Frasier-Brunner 1949
†Lampadena gracile Schubert 1912
†Lampadena gracilis Schubert 1912
†Lampadena ionica Girone and Nolf 2002
†Lampadena scapha Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Lampadena speculigeroides Brzobohaty and Nolf 1996
Lampadena urophaos Paxton 1963
Lampadena urophaos atlantica Maul 1969
Tr. †Lampanictini Paxton 1972
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Tr. Lampanyctini Paxton 1972
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G. †Paralampadena Schwarzhans 2013
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†Paralampadena angolensis Schwarzhans 2013
†Paralampadena gabonensis Schwarzhans 2013
†Paralampadena solida Schwarzhans 2013
G. Lepidophanes Fraser-Brunner 1949
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†Lepidophanes brassoensis Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Lepidophanes inclectus Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
G. Stenobrachius Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
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Stenobrachius leucopsarum Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
†Stenobrachius salnikovi Nazarkin and Nesov 1995
G. Taaningichthys Bolin 1959
Invalid names: Diaphini [empty], Gymnoscopelini Paxton 1972 [empty]
G. Lampanyctus Bonaparte 1840
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Lampanyctus alatus Goode and Bean 1896
Lampanyctus crocodilus Risso 1810
Lampanyctus cupriarius Taaning 1928
†Lampanyctus ecnomi Sauvage 1870
Lampanyctus festivus Tåning 1928
†Lampanyctus latesulcatus Nolf and Steurbaut 1983
†Lampanyctus licatae Sauvage 1870
Lampanyctus lineatus Tåning 1928
†Lampanyctus longaevus Ciobanu 1977
†Lampanyctus microsoma Sauvage 1870
†Lampanyctus nobilis Taning 1928
†Lampanyctus petrolifer David 1943
†Lampanyctus popoto Schwarzhans 2019
†Lampanyctus profestus Schwarzhans 2019
†Lampanyctus pussilus Johnson 1890
†Lampanyctus reductus Schwarzhans 2013
Lampanyctus regalis Gilbert 1892
†Lampanyctus remifer Jordan 1925
Lampanyctus ritteri Gilbert 1915
†Lampanyctus serratus Stinton 1957
†Lampanyctus waiohaensis Schwarzhans 2019
†Myctophum (Lampanyctus) ecnomi Sauvage 1880
†Myctophum (Lampanyctus) licatae Sauvage 1870
G. †Myctophidarum Unknown
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†Myctophidarum acutirostrum Holec 1975
†Myctophidarum schnetleri Schwarzhans 2003
Subfm. Myctophinae Fowler 1925
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G. Benthosema Goode and Bean 1896
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†Benthosema concentricus Frost 1934
Benthosema fibulatum Gilbert and Cramer 1897
†Benthosema fitchi Brzobohaty and Schultz 1978
Benthosema glaciale Reinhardt 1837 [glacier lantern fish]
†Benthosema minutum Schwarzhans 2019
†Benthosema panamense Taning 1932
†Benthosema pluridens Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
Benthosema pterotum Alcock 1890
Benthosema suborbitale Gilbert 1913
G. Centrobranchus Fowler 1904
G. Ctenoscopelus Fraser-Brunner 1949
G. Dasyscopelus Günther 1864
G. Diogenichthys Bolin 1839
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†Diogenichthys aguilerai Schwarzhans 2013
†Diogenichthys hulleyi Schwarzhans 2013
†Diogenichthys laternatum Garman 1899
†Diogenichthys rangiauriensis Schwarzhans 2019
G. Electrona Goode and Bean 1895
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Subg. Electrona (Electrona) Goode and Bean 1896
†Electrona anfossimosnai Schwarzhans 1978
Electrona keyesi Schwarzhans 1980
Electrona paucirastra Bolin 1962
Electrona risso Cocco 1829
Electrona rissoi Cocco 1829
†Electrona subasperoides Schwarzhans 2019
G. Gonichthys Gistel 1850
G. Krefftichthys Hulley 1981
G. Loweina Fowler 1925
G. Metelectrona Wisner 1963
G. Protomyctophum Fraser-Brunner 1949
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†Protomyctophum ahunga Schwarzhans 2019
Protomyctophum arcticum Lütken 1892
Protomyctophum crockeri Bolin 1939
G. Symbolophorus Bolin and Wisner 1959
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†Symbolophorus biatlanticus Weiler 1959
Symbolophorus boops Richardson 1845
Symbolophorus californiensis Eignemann and Eignemann 1889
†Symbolophorus meridionalis Steurbaut 1979
†Symbolophorus moriguchii Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019
†Symbolophorus opononiensis Schwarzhans 2019
†Symbolophorus prionotus Grenfell 1984
†Symbolophorus tongaporutuensis Schwarzhans 2019
Symbolophorus veranyi Moreau 1888
Invalid names: Myctophini Fowler 1925 [empty]
G. Myctophum Rafinesque 1810
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Myctophum affine Lütken 1892
†Myctophum americanum Frizzell and Dante 1965
†Myctophum antelaternatum Ciobanu 1977
†Myctophum arcanum Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Myctophum asperum Richardson 1845
†Myctophum bortonensis Schwarzhans 2019
Myctophum braueri Lönnberg 1905
†Myctophum columnae Sauvage 1873
†Myctophum danielli D'Erasmo 1929
†Myctophum degraciai Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Myctophum dorsale Sauvage 1870
Myctophum evermanni Gilbert 1905
†Myctophum jacksoni Aguilera and de Aguilera 2001
†Myctophum licatae Sauvage 1880
†Myctophum mundulum Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Myctophum murbani Weinfurter 1952
Myctophum nitidulum Garman 1899
Myctophum normani Tåning 1932
†Myctophum oroseinum Dieni 1968
†Myctophum praepterotum Ciobanu 1977
†Myctophum pulchrum Procharzky 1893
Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810 [spotted lanternfish]
†Myctophum robustus Ciobanu 1977
†Myctophum selenops Taning 1928
Myctophum spinosum Steindachner 1867
†Myctophum splendidum Prochazka 1893 [horned lanternfish]
†Myctophum tamumuensis Schwarzhans 2019
†Myctophum tenellum Schwarzhans 2019
†Myctophum unicum Schwarzhans 1978
†Myctophum weileri Ciobanu 1977
G. Scopelus Cuvier 1816
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†Scopelus biarritzensis Priem 1912
†Scopelus ellipticus Sulc 1932
†Scopelus excavatus Sulc 1932
†Scopelus fragilis Prochazka 1893
†Scopelus frosti Vorstman 1927
†Scopelus incisus Frost 1934
†Scopelus kokeni Prochazka 1893
†Scopelus lacertosus Sauvage 1870
†Scopelus laminatus Frost 1934
†Scopelus latirostratus Weiler 1950
Scopelus macrochir Günther 1864 [large-finned lanternfish]
†Scopelus mammatus Frost 1934
†Scopelus mediterraneus Koken 1891
†Scopelus obliquus Weiler 1943
†Scopelus papuensis Schubert 1910
†Scopelus pulcher Procharzky 1893
†Scopelus regularis Frost 1934
†Scopelus splendidus Prochazka 1893 [horned lanternfish]
†Scopelus sulcatus Bassoli 1906
†Scopelus tenuis Weinfurter 1952
†Scopelus tutamoensis Frost 1934
G. †Tachynectes von der Marck 1863
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†Tachynectes brachypterygius von der Marck 1863
†Tachynectes longipes von der Marck 1863
†Tachynectes macrodactylus von der Marck 1863
†Tachynectes vinarensis Bayer 1905
Invalid names: Eomyctophinae Prokofiev 2006 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 83.50000 to 0.01200 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.1 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.1 Ma
Collections (358 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Cretaceous | Japan (Hokkaido) | Myctophidae indet. (161434) | |
Campanian | Italy | Myctophidae indet. (35332) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | Germany | Tachynectes brachypterygius (221715) Tachynectes macrodactylus, Tachynectes longipes (221711) | |
Paleogene | Czech Republic | Diaphus meniliticus (187501) | |
Tertiary | USA (Mississippi) | Otolithus sulcatus, Otolithus debilis (163732) | |
Selandian | Denmark | Myctophidarum sp., Myctophidarum schnetleri (159792 159793) | |
Thanetian | Australia (South Australia) | Eokrefftia prediaphus (219145) | |
Ypresian | Antarctica (Seymour Island) | Diaphus marambionis (176085) | |
Ypresian | Italy (Verona) | Eomyctophum sp. (190957) | |
Eocene | USA (Texas) | Myctophum americanum (84145) | |
Waipawan - Mangaorapan | New Zealand (South Island) | Eomyctophum broncus (219497) | |
Early/Lower Eocene | Brazil | Ceratoscopelus warmingii, Diaphus splendidus, Diaphus garmani (210208) | |
Mangaorapan - Heretaungan | New Zealand (South Island) | Eomyctophum broncus (219500) Eomyctophum sp., Eomyctophum broncus (219501) | |
Heretaungan | New Zealand (South Island) | Eomyctophum sp., Eomyctophum broncus (219498) | |
Middle Eocene | USA (Texas) | Myctophum americanum (84144 84147) | |
Lutetian | France | Diaphus cyrano, Diaphus quadrangularis (188961) Diaphus cyrano, Diaphus trapezoidalis (188959) Diaphus quadrangularis, Diaphus sulci, Diaphus cyrano (188960) Diaphus quadrangularis, Diaphus sulci, Diaphus cyrano, Diaphus excavatus (188958) Diaphus quadrangularis, Diaphus sulci, Diaphus cyrano, Diaphus excavatus, Diaphus trapezoidalis (188957) Diaphus sulci, Diaphus quadrangularis, Diaphus cyrano, Diaphus trapezoidalis (188962) | |
Porangan | New Zealand (South Island) | Eomyctophum broncus (219502) | |
Bortonian | New Zealand (South Island) | Myctophum bortonensis (219322) | |
Bortonian | New Zealand | Eomyctophum porokawa (219511) | |
Priabonian | Tonga | Myctophidae indet. (43006) |