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Genera in the family or subfamily Myctophidae: [ 64 ] records

Aethoprora Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1896:86 Fem. Myctophum metopoclampum Cocco 1829. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1920:467 [ref. 4905]. •Synonym of Diaphus Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890 -- (Nafpaktitis 1968:22 [ref. 6979], Krefft & Bekker 1973:176 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:7 [ref. 6440], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Diaphus Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890. Myctophidae: Diaphinae.

Alysia Lowe [R. T.] 1839:87 Fem. Alysia loricata Lowe 1839. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Alysia Latreille 1804 in Hymenoptera; replaced by Gonichthys Gistel 1850. •Synonym of Gonichthys Gistel 1850 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:182 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:11 [ref. 6440], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Gonichthys Gistel 1850. Myctophidae: Myctophinae.

Benthosema Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1896:75 Neut. Scopelus glacialis Reinhardt 1837. Type by original designation. Type given as Salmo muelleri Gmelin = Scopelus glacialis Reinhardt 1837 as identified by Lütken. •Valid as Benthosema Goode & Bean 1896 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:172 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:6 [ref. 6440], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:432 [ref. 13675], Moser et al. 1984:219 [ref. 13645], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:65 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:285 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:254 [ref. 12442], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1959 [ref. 24748], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:246 [ref. 25968], Hartel & Craddock 2003:946 [ref. 27005], Paxton et al. 2006:510 [ref. 28994], Paxton & Bray 2008:271 [ref. 30633], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:24 [ref. 36649], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:120 [ref. 31212], Parin et al. 2014:154 [ref. 33547], Robertson & Clements 2015:635 [ref. 34257], Bañón et al. 2016:312 [ref. 34397], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:32 [ref. 34440], Robertson et al. 2017:51 [ref. 35676], Fricke et al. 2018:75 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:36 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:68[ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Benthosema Goode & Bean 1896. Myctophidae: Myctophinae.

Bolinichthys Paxton [J. R.] 1972:46 Masc. Myctophum (Lampanyctus) longipes Brauer 1906. Type by original designation. •Valid as Bolinichthys Paxton 1972 -- (Paxton 1979:6 [ref. 6440], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:434 [ref. 13675], Moser et al. 1984:220 [ref. 13645], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:68 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:286 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:254 [ref. 12442], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1961 [ref. 24748], Hartel & Craddock 2003:949 [ref. 27005], Paxton et al. 2006:510 [ref. 28994], Hulley & Duhamel 2010:259, 265 [ref. 30745], Robertson & Clements 2015:635 [ref. 34257], Fricke et al. 2019:68[ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Bolinichthys Paxton 1972. Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae.

Catablemella Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1890:24 Fem. Notoscopelus brachychier Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Notoscopelus Günther 1864 -- (Bolin 1959:38 [ref. 503], Paxton 1979:16 [ref. 6440], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Notoscopelus Günther 1864. Myctophidae: Gymnoscopelinae.

Cavelampus (subgenus of Collettia) Whitley [G. P.] 1933:62 Masc. Aethoprora perspicillata Ogilby 1898. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Diaphus Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890 -- (Nafpaktitis 1968:22 [ref. 6979], Paxton 1979:7 [ref. 6440], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Diaphus Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890. Myctophidae: Diaphinae.

Centrobranchus Fowler [H. W.] 1904:754 Masc. Centrobranchus choerocephalus Fowler 1904. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Centrobranchus Fowler 1904 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:173 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:7 [ref. 6440], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:436 [ref. 13675], Moser et al. 1984:219 [ref. 13645], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:67 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:287 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:255 [ref. 12442], Gago & Lavenberg 1992 [ref. 19897], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1960 [ref. 24748], Hartel & Craddock 2003:947 [ref. 27005], Paxton et al. 2006:511 [ref. 28994], Robertson & Clements 2015:637 [ref. 34257], Fricke et al. 2018:75 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Centrobranchus Fowler 1904. Myctophidae: Myctophinae.

Ceratoscopelus (subgenus of Scopelus) Günther [A.] 1864:405, 412 Masc. Scopelus maderensis Lowe 1839. Type by monotypy. Described in key (p. 405) as subgenus of Scopelus with single corresponding species on p. 412. •Valid as Ceratoscopelus Günther 1864 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:174 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:7 [ref. 6440], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:437 [ref. 13675], Moser et al. 1984:220 [ref. 13645], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:69 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:287 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:256 [ref. 12442], Hulley 1990:147 [ref. 21685], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1961 [ref. 24748], Hartel & Craddock 2003:949 [ref. 27005], Paxton et al. 2006:512 [ref. 28994], Paxton & Bray 2008:272 [ref. 30633], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:25 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:155 [ref. 33547], Robertson & Clements 2015:638 [ref. 34257], Bañón et al. 2016:312 [ref. 34397], Fricke et al. 2018:75 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Ceratoscopelus Günther 1864. Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae.

Collettia Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1896:88 Fem. Nyctophus rafinesquii Cocco 1838. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Diaphus Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890 -- (Nafpaktitis 1968:22 [ref. 6979], Bolin 1959:20 [ref. 503], Krefft & Bekker 1973:176 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:7 [ref. 6440], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Diaphus Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890. Myctophidae: Diaphinae.

Ctenoscopelus Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1949:1059 Masc. Scopelus phengodes Lütken 1892. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Myctophum Rafinesque 1810 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:176 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:15 [ref. 6440], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). •Valid as Ctenoscopelus Fraser-Brunner 1949 -- (Martin et al. 2018:83 [ref. 35716]). Current status: Valid as Ctenoscopelus Fraser-Brunner 1949. Myctophidae: Myctophinae.

Cyphoscopelus Fowler [H. W.] 1925:2 Masc. Scopelus langerhansi Johnson 1890. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type species unplaceable to genus -- (Paxton 1979:18 [ref. 6440]). Current status: Uncertain. Myctophidae.

Dasyscopelus (subgenus of Scopelus) Günther [A.] 1864:405, 411 Masc. Myctophum asperum Richardson 1845. Type by subsequent designation. Described in key (p. 405) as subgenus of Scopelus with two corresponding species on p. 411. Type designated by Goode & Bean 1896:91 [ref. 1848]. •Synonym of Myctophum Rafinesque 1810 -- (Bolin 1959:13 [ref. 503], Krefft & Bekker 1973:171 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:15 [ref. 6440], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). •Valid as Dasyscopelus Günther 1864 -- (Martin et al. 2018:83 [ref. 35716]). Current status: Valid as Dasyscopelus Günther 1864. Myctophidae: Myctophinae.

Diaphus Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1890:3 Masc. Diaphus theta Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890. Type by original designation. •Valid as Diaphus Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890 -- (Nafpaktitis 1968:22 [ref. 6979], Krefft & Bekker 1973:176 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:7 [ref. 6440], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:439 [ref. 13675], Okiyama 1984:207 [ref. 13644], Moser et al. 1984:219 [ref. 13645], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:71 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:287 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:256 [ref. 12442], Hulley 1990:148 [ref. 21685], Becker 1992:3 [ref. 20772], Gomon et al. 1994:278 [ref. 22532], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1961 [ref. 24748], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:247 [ref. 25968], Hartel & Craddock 2003:949 [ref. 27005], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944], Paxton et al. 2006:512 [ref. 28994], Paxton & Bray 2008:273 [ref. 30633], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:25 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:155 [ref. 33547], Robertson & Clements 2015:638 [ref. 34257], Pietsch & Orr 2015:24 [ref. 34694], Motomura et al. 2017:52 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:75 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:36 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:68[ref. 36673], Prokofiev et al. 2022:1 [ref. 38957]). Current status: Valid as Diaphus Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890. Myctophidae: Diaphinae.

Diogenichthys Bolin [R. L.] 1939:119 Masc. Myctophum laternatum Garman 1899. Type by original designation. •Valid as Diogenichthys Bolin 1939 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:181 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:10 [ref. 6440], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:450 [ref. 13675], Moser et al. 1984:219 [ref. 13645], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:66 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:296 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:260 [ref. 12442], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1959 [ref. 24748], Hartel & Craddock 2003:946 [ref. 27005], Paxton et al. 2006:518 [ref. 28994], Paxton & Bray 2008:277 [ref. 30633], Robertson & Clements 2015:650 [ref. 34257], Fricke et al. 2018:78 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Diogenichthys Bolin 1939. Myctophidae: Myctophinae.

Dorsadena Coleman [L. R.] & Nafpaktitis [B. G.] 1972:1 Fem. Dorsadena yaquinae Coleman & Nafpaktitis 1972. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Lampadena Goode & Bean in Gill 1893, but a valid subgenus Dorsadena -- (Paxton 1979:12 [ref. 6440], Moser et al. 1984:220 [ref. 13645], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944], Parin et al. 2014:156 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Lampadena Goode & Bean 1893. Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae.

Elampa (subgenus of Electrona) Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1949:1048 Fem. Scopelus subasper Günther 1864. Type by original designation. Elampadena Whitley 1953 is an unneeded replacement, Elampa apparently not preoccupied. •Synonym of Electrona Goode & Bean 1896 -- (Paxton 1979:10 [ref. 6440]). Current status: Synonym of Electrona Goode & Bean 1896. Myctophidae: Myctophinae.

Elampadena Whitley [G. P.] 1953:135 Fem. Scopelus subasper Günther 1864. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for and objective synonym of Elampa Fraser-Brunner 1949, not preoccupied by Elampus Spinola 1806 in Hymenoptera. •Synonym of Electrona Goode & Bean 1896 -- (Paxton 1979:10 [ref. 6440]). Current status: Synonym of Electrona Goode & Bean 1896. Myctophidae: Myctophinae.

Electrona Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1896:91 Fem. Scopelus risso Cocco 1829. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Electrona Goode & Bean 1896 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:181 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:10 [ref. 6440], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:450 [ref. 13675], Moser et al. 1984:219 [ref. 13645], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:65 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:297 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:260 [ref. 12442], Hulley 1990:149 [ref. 21685], Miller 1993:525 [ref. 21297], Hulley 1998:75 [ref. 23872], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1958 [ref. 24748], Hartel & Craddock 2003:946 [ref. 27005], Paxton et al. 2006:518 [ref. 28994], Paxton & Bray 2008:278 [ref. 30633], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:25 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:156 [ref. 33547], Robertson & Clements 2015:650 [ref. 34257], Bañón et al. 2016:312 [ref. 34397], Fricke et al. 2018:78 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Electrona Goode & Bean 1896. Myctophidae: Myctophinae.

Gonichthys Gistel [J.] 1850:71 Masc. Alysia loricata Lowe 1839. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Alysia Lowe 1839, preoccupied by Alysia Latreille 1804 in Hymenoptera. •Valid as Gonichthys Gistel 1850 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:182 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:11 [ref. 6440], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:452 [ref. 13675], Moser et al. 1984:219 [ref. 13645], Paxton et al. 1984:241 [ref. 13625], Hulley 1986:298 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:261 [ref. 12442], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1960 [ref. 24748], Hartel & Craddock 2003:947 [ref. 27005], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944], Paxton et al. 2006:519 [ref. 28994], Paxton & Bray 2008:280 [ref. 30633], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:25 [ref. 36649], Robertson & Clements 2015:652 [ref. 34257]). Current status: Valid as Gonichthys Gistel 1850. Myctophidae: Myctophinae.

Gymnoscopelus Günther [A.] 1873:91 Masc. Gymnoscopelus aphya Günther 1873. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Gymnoscopelus Günther 1873 -- (Paxton 1979:11 [ref. 6440], Moser et al. 1984:220 [ref. 13645], Hulley 1986:299 [ref. 5672], Hulley 1989 [ref. 12284], Paxton et al. 1989:261 [ref. 12442], Hulley 1990:153 [ref. 21685], Miller 1993:529 [ref. 21297], Paxton et al. 2006:519 [ref. 28994], Paxton & Bray 2008:281 [ref. 30633], Robertson & Clements 2015:653 [ref. 34257]). Current status: Valid as Gymnoscopelus Günther 1873. Myctophidae: Gymnoscopelinae.

Hierops (subgenus of Electrona) Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1949:1046 Masc. Scopelus arcticus Lütken 1892. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Protomyctophum Fraser-Brunner 1949 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:196 [ref. 7181]). •Synonym of Protomyctophum Fraser-Brunner 1949, but a valid subgenus Hierops as described -- (Paxton 1979:17 [ref. 6440], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:479 [ref. 13675], Moser et al. 1984:219 [ref. 13645], Hulley 1986:316 [ref. 5672], Hulley 1990:169 [ref. 21685], Hulley 1998:75 [ref. 23872], Prokofiev 2004:67 [ref. 28609]). Current status: Synonym of Protomyctophum Fraser-Brunner 1949. Myctophidae: Myctophinae.

Hintonia Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1949:1098 Fem. Hintonia candens Fraser-Brunner 1949. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Hintonia Fraser-Brunner 1949 -- (Paxton 1979:11 [ref. 6440], Moser et al. 1984:220 [ref. 13645], Paxton et al. 1984:241 [ref. 13625], Hulley 1986:301 [ref. 5672], Hulley 1990:160 [ref. 21685], Robertson & Clements 2015:655 [ref. 34257]). Current status: Valid as Hintonia Fraser-Brunner 1949. Myctophidae: Gymnoscopelinae.

Hygophum (subgenus of Myctophum) Bolin [R. L.] (ex Tåning) 1939:113 Neut. Scopelus hygomii Lütken 1892. Type by original designation. Appeared first in Tåning 1932:133 [ref. 5031], but not available, after 1930 without designation of type species (Art. 13.3) or distinguishing characters. Can date to Bolin 1939 as above. •Valid as Hygophum Bolin 1939 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:183 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:11 [ref. 6440], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:433 [ref. 13675], Moser et al. 1984:219 [ref. 13645], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:65 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:301 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:261 [ref. 12442], Wiley et al. 1998:423 [ref. 25588], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1959 [ref. 24748], Hartel & Craddock 2003:946 [ref. 27005], Paxton et al. 2006:520 [ref. 28994], Paxton & Bray 2008:282 [ref. 30633], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:25 [ref. 36649], Robertson & Clements 2015:656 [ref. 34257], Fricke et al. 2018:79 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Hygophum Bolin 1939. Myctophidae: Myctophinae.

Hyperphotops (subgenus of Diaphus) Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1949:1066 Masc. Nyctophus gemellarii Cocco 1838. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Lobianchia Gatti 1904 -- (Bolin 1959:18 [ref. 503], Nafpaktitis 1968:11 [ref. 6979], Krefft & Bekker 1973:191 [ref. 7181], Nafpaktitis 1978:4 [ref. 8904], Paxton 1979:15 [ref. 6440], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Lobianchia Gatti 1904. Myctophidae: Diaphinae.

Idiolychnus Nafpaktitis [B. G.] & Paxton [J. R.] 1978:495 Masc. Diaphus urolampus Gilbert & Cramer 1897. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misspelled Idiolychus in Zoological Record for 1978. •Valid as Idiolychnus Nafpaktitis & Paxton 1978 -- (Paxton 1979:12 [ref. 6440], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:71 [ref. 6441], Moser et al. 1984:219 [ref. 13645], Paxton et al. 1984:241 [ref. 13625], Becker 1992:3 [ref. 20772], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1961 [ref. 24748], Fricke et al. 2018:79 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Idiolychnus Nafpaktitis & Paxton 1978. Myctophidae: Diaphinae.

Krefftichthys Hulley [P. A.] 1981:9 Masc. Myctophum anderssoni Lönnberg 1905. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Krefftichthys Hulley 1981 -- (Moser et al. 1984:219 [ref. 13645], Paxton et al. 1984:241 [ref. 13625], Hulley 1986:303 [ref. 5672], Hulley 1990:161 [ref. 21685], Miller 1993:515 [ref. 21297], Hulley 1998:75 [ref. 23872], Robertson & Clements 2015:658 [ref. 34257]). Current status: Valid as Krefftichthys Hulley 1981. Myctophidae: Myctophinae.

Lampadena Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] in Gill 1893:113 Fem. Lampadena speculigera Goode & Bean 1896. Type by subsequent monotypy. Lampeda is a misspelling. •Valid as Lampadena Goode & Bean 1893 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:184 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:12 [ref. 6440], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:456 [ref. 13675], Moser et al. 1984:220 [ref. 13645], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:68 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:303 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:263 [ref. 12442], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1960 [ref. 24748], Hartel & Craddock 2003:948 [ref. 27005], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944], Paxton et al. 2006:521 [ref. 28994], Paxton & Bray 2008:284 [ref. 30633], Parin et al. 2014:156 [ref. 33547], Robertson & Clements 2015:658 [ref. 34257], Bañón et al. 2016:312 [ref. 34397], Brown et al. 2019:159 [ref. 36444], Fricke et al. 2019:68[ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Lampadena Goode & Bean 1893. Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae.

Lampanyctodes Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1949:1080 Masc. Scopelus hectoris Günther 1876. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Lampanyctodes Fraser-Brunner 1949 -- (Paxton 1979:12 [ref. 6440], Moser et al. 1984:220 [ref. 13645], Paxton et al. 1984:241 [ref. 13625], Hulley 1986:305 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 2006:522 [ref. 28994], Paxton & Bray 2008:285 [ref. 30633], Robertson & Clements 2015:660 [ref. 34257]). Current status: Valid as Lampanyctodes Fraser-Brunner 1949. Myctophidae: Gymnoscopelinae.

Lampanyctus Bonaparte [C. L.] 1840:fasc. 27 Masc. Nyctophus (sic) bonapartii Cocco 1838. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Lampanyctus Bonaparte 1840 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:186 [ref. 7181], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:459 [ref. 13675], Moser et al. 1984:220 [ref. 13645], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:69 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:305 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:263 [ref. 12442], Hulley 1990:162 [ref. 21685], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1961 [ref. 24748], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:247 [ref. 25968], Hartel & Craddock 2003:948 [ref. 27005], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944], Paxton et al. 2006:522 [ref. 28994], Paxton & Bray 2008:286 [ref. 30633], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:25 [ref. 36649], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:120 [ref. 31212], Parin et al. 2014:157 [ref. 33547], Robertson & Clements 2015:661 [ref. 34257], Robertson et al. 2017:51 [ref. 35676], Fricke et al. 2018:79 [ref. 35805], Clements & Stewart 2026:361 [ref. 42851]). Current status: Valid as Lampanyctus Bonaparte 1840. Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae.

Lampichthys Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1949:1095 Masc. Myctophum (Lampanyctus) procerum Brauer 1904. Type by original designation. •Valid as Lampichthys Fraser-Brunner 1949 -- (Paxton 1979:14 [ref. 6440], Moser et al. 1984:220 [ref. 13645], Hulley 1986:310 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:265 [ref. 12442], Hulley 1990:166 [ref. 21685], Paxton et al. 2006:523 [ref. 28994], Robertson & Clements 2015:667 [ref. 34257]). Current status: Valid as Lampichthys Fraser-Brunner 1949. Myctophidae: Gymnoscopelinae.

Lamprossa Jordan [D. S.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1925:156 Fem. Diaphus anteorbitalis Gilbert 1913. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Diaphus Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890 -- (Nafpaktitis 1968:22 [ref. 6979], Krefft & Bekker 1973:176 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:7 [ref. 6440], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Diaphus Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890. Myctophidae: Diaphinae.

Lepidophanes (subgenus of Lampanyctus) Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1949:1090 Masc. Lampanyctus guentheri Goode & Bean 1896. Type by original designation. •Valid as Lepidophanes Fraser-Brunner 1949 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:190 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:14 [ref. 6440], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:466 [ref. 13675], Moser et al. 1984:220 [ref. 13645], Paxton et al. 1984:241 [ref. 13625], Hulley 1986:310 [ref. 5672], Hartel & Craddock 2003:949 [ref. 27005], Hulley & Duhamel 2010:259 [ref. 30745]). Current status: Valid as Lepidophanes Fraser-Brunner 1949. Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae.

Lobianchia Gatti [M. A.] 1904:28 Fem. Nyctophus gemellarii Cocco 1838. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Lobianchia Gatti 1904 (often dated 1903) -- (Nafpaktitis 1968:11 [ref. 6979], Krefft & Bekker 1973:191 [ref. 7181], Nafpaktitis 1978:3 [ref. 8904], Paxton 1979:15 [ref. 6440], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:468 [ref. 13675], Moser et al. 1984:219 [ref. 13645], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:71 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:310 [ref. 5672], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1961 [ref. 24748], Hartel & Craddock 2003:949 [ref. 27005], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944], Paxton et al. 2006:524 [ref. 28994], Paxton & Bray 2008:288 [ref. 30633], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:26 [ref. 36649], Robertson & Clements 2015:667 [ref. 34257]). Current status: Valid as Lobianchia Gatti 1904. Myctophidae: Diaphinae.

Loweina (subgenus of Rhinoscopelus) Fowler [H. W.] 1925:2 Fem. Scopelus (Rhinoscopelus) rarus Lütken 1892. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Loweina Fowler 1925 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:192 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:15 [ref. 6440], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:470 [ref. 13675], Moser et al. 1984:219 [ref. 13645], Paxton et al. 1984:241 [ref. 13625], Hulley 1986:311 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:265 [ref. 12442], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1959 [ref. 24748], Hartel & Craddock 2003:947 [ref. 27005], Paxton et al. 2006:525 [ref. 28994], Robertson & Clements 2015:668 [ref. 34257]). Current status: Valid as Loweina Fowler 1925. Myctophidae: Myctophinae.

Lychnophora (subgenus of Lampadena) Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1949:1080 Fem. Lampadena luminosa nitida Tåning 1928. Type by original designation. The type species is nitida, not luminosa. •Synonym of Lampadena Goode & Bean 1893, but a valid subgenus Lychnophora as described -- (Paxton 1979:12 [ref. 6440], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Lampadena Goode & Bean 1893. Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae.

Macrostoma Risso [A.] 1827:447 Neut. Scopelus angustidens Risso 1820. Type by monotypy. Notoscopelus Günther 1864 is an unneeded replacement name, Macrostoma not preoccupied by Macrostomus Weidmann 1817 in Diptera. Currently treated as a synonym of Notoscopelus . •Synonym of Notoscopelus Günther 1864 -- (Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Notoscopelus Günther 1864. Myctophidae: Gymnoscopelinae.

Metelectrona Wisner [R. L.] 1963:24 Fem. Metelectrona ahlstromi Wisner 1963. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Electrona Goode & Bean 1896, but a valid subgenus Metelectrona -- (Paxton 1979:11 [ref. 6440]). •Valid as Metelectrona Wisner 1963 -- (Moser et al. 1984:219 [ref. 13645], Paxton et al. 1984:241 [ref. 13625], Hulley 1986:312 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:266 [ref. 12442], Hulley 1990:166 [ref. 21685], Hulley 1998:75 [ref. 23872], Paxton et al. 2006:525 [ref. 28994], Paxton & Bray 2008:271 [ref. 30633], Robertson & Clements 2015:669 [ref. 34257]). Current status: Valid as Metelectrona Wisner 1963. Myctophidae: Myctophinae.

Myctophum Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:35, 56 Neut. Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Myctophum Rafinesque 1810 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:171 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:15 [ref. 6440], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:472 [ref. 13675], Moser et al. 1984:219 [ref. 13645], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:66 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:312 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:266 [ref. 12442], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1959 [ref. 24748], Hartel & Craddock 2003:947 [ref. 27005], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944], Paxton et al. 2006:525 [ref. 28994], Paxton & Bray 2008:289 [ref. 30633], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:26 [ref. 36649], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:120 [ref. 31212], Klepadlo et al. 2014:106 [ref. 33349], Parin et al. 2014:158 [ref. 33547], Robertson & Clements 2015:670 [ref. 34257], Bañón et al. 2016:312 [ref. 34397], Motomura et al. 2017:53 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:79 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2019:68[ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Myctophum Rafinesque 1810. Myctophidae: Myctophinae.

Nannobrachium Günther [A.] 1887:199 Neut. Nannobrachium nigrum Günther 1887. Type by monotypy. Misspellings include Nanobrachium, Nannobranchium and Nannabrachium. •Valid as Nannobrachium Günther 1887 -- (Zahuranec 2000:4 [ref. 24618], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:247 [ref. 25968], Hartel & Craddock 2003:948 [ref. 27005], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944], Paxton et al. 2006:527 [ref. 28994], Paxton & Bray 2008:290 [ref. 30633], Parin et al. 2014:159 [ref. 33547], Robertson & Clements 2015:666 [ref. 34257], Pietsch & Orr 2015:24 [ref. 34694]). •Synonym of Lampanyctus Bonaparte 1840 -- (Bolin 1959:26 [ref. 503], Krefft & Bekker 1973:186 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:13 [ref. 6440], Martin et al. 2018:82 [ref. 35716]). Current status: Synonym of Lampanyctus Bonaparte 1840. Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae.

Nasolychnus (subgenus of Myctophum) Smith [J. L. B.] 1933:126 Masc. Myctophum (Nasolychnus) florentii Smith 1933. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Gymnoscopelus Günther 1873, but a valid subgenus Nasolychnus as described -- (Paxton 1979:11 [ref. 6440], Moser et al. 1984:220 [ref. 13645], Hulley 1986:300 [ref. 5672], Hulley 1990:157 [ref. 21685], Miller 1993:540 [ref. 21297]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnoscopelus Günther 1873. Myctophidae: Gymnoscopelinae.

Notolychnus Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1949:1077 Masc. Myctophum valdiviae Brauer 1904. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Vestula Bolin 1946, preoccupied by Vestula Stål 1865 in Hemiptera. •Valid as Notolychnus Fraser-Brunner 1949 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:193 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:16 [ref. 6440], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:475 [ref. 13675], Moser et al. 1984:219 [ref. 13645], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:67 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:315 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:267 [ref. 12442], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1958 [ref. 24748], Hartel & Craddock 2003:945 [ref. 27005], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944], Paxton et al. 2006:528 [ref. 28994], Robertson & Clements 2015:673 [ref. 34257]). Current status: Valid as Notolychnus Fraser-Brunner 1949. Myctophidae: Notolychninae.

Notoscopelus (subgenus of Scopelus) Günther [A.] 1864:405, 415 Masc. Lampanyctus resplendens Richardson 1845. Type by subsequent designation. In key (p. 405) as subgenus of Scopelus with corresponding species on pp. 415-416. Type designated by Goode & Bean 1896:82 [ref. 1848]. •Valid as Notoscopelus Günther 1864 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:194 [ref. 7181], Nafpaktitis 1975:75 [ref. 3137], Fujii & Uyeno 1976 [ref. 7014], Paxton 1979:16 [ref. 6440], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:475 [ref. 13675], Moser et al. 1984:220 [ref. 13645], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:74 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:315 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:267 [ref. 12442], Hulley 1990:168 [ref. 21685], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1960 [ref. 24748], Hartel & Craddock 2003:949 [ref. 27005], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944], Paxton et al. 2006:528 [ref. 28994], Paxton & Bray 2008:291 [ref. 30633], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:26 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:159 [ref. 33547], Robertson & Clements 2015:674 [ref. 34257], Bañón et al. 2016:312 [ref. 34397], Fricke et al. 2019:69 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Notoscopelus Günther 1864. Myctophidae: Gymnoscopelinae.

Nyctimaster Jordan [D. S.] 1921:645 Masc. Lampanyctus jordani Gilbert 1913. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Lampanyctus Bonaparte 1840 -- (Bolin 1959:26 [ref. 503], Paxton 1979:13 [ref. 6440], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Lampanyctus Bonaparte 1840. Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae.

Nyctophus Cocco [A.] 1829:144 Masc. Nyctophus rafinesquii Cocco 1838. Type by monotypy. Misspelled Nychtophus by Cocco 1838:180 [ref. 865]. A substitute for Myctophum according to Jordan 1917:133 [ref. 2407]. Apparently treated by Paxton 1979:7 [ref. 6440] as a misspelling; in synonymy of Diaphus Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890. Needs investigation; not in Cocco 1829:144 [ref. 857] where Myctophum is treated; possibly first in Cocco 1829, ref. 856 [not seen]. •In the synonymy of Diaphus Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890 -- (Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Diaphus Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890. Myctophidae: Diaphinae.

Pantophos Jordan [D. S.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1925:156 Masc. Diaphus glandulifer Gilbert 1913. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Panthophos is a misspelling. •Synonym of Diaphus Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890 -- (Nafpaktitis 1968:22 [ref. 6979], Krefft & Bekker 1973:176 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:7 [ref. 6440], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Diaphus Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890. Myctophidae: Diaphinae.

Paralampanyctus Kotthaus [A.] 1972:13 Masc. Nannobrachium nigrum Günther 1887. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Nannobrachium Günther 1887 -- (Zahuranec 2000:4 [ref. 24618], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). •Synonym of Lampanyctus Bonaparte 1840 -- (Paxton 1979:13 [ref. 6440]). Current status: Synonym of Lampanyctus Bonaparte 1840. Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae.

Pareiophus (subgenus of Notoscopelus) Nafpaktitis [B. G.] 1975:83 Masc. Notoscopelus (Pareiophus) bolini Nafpaktitis 1975. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Notoscopelus Günther 1864, but a valid subgenus Pareiophus as described -- (Paxton 1979:16 [ref. 6440], Moser et al. 1984:220 [ref. 13645] as Parieophus). •Synonym of Notoscopelus Günther 1864 -- (Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Notoscopelus Günther 1864. Myctophidae: Gymnoscopelinae.

Parvilux Hubbs [C. L.] & Wisner [R. L.] 1964:448 Fem. Parvilux ingens Hubbs & Wisner 1964. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Lampanyctus Bonaparte 1840, but a valid subgenus Parvilux -- (Paxton 1979:14 [ref. 6440]). •Valid as Parvilux Hubbs & Wisner 1964 -- (Moser et al. 1984:220 [ref. 13645], Paxton et al. 1984:241 [ref. 13625]). Current status: Valid as Parvilux Hubbs & Wisner 1964. Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae.

Promacheon Weber [M.] 1913:84 Masc. Promacheon sibogae Weber 1913. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Lampanyctus Bonaparte 1840 -- (Paxton 1979:13 [ref. 6440], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Lampanyctus Bonaparte 1840. Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae.

Protomyctophum (subgenus of Electrona) Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1949:1045 Neut. Myctophum tenisoni Norman 1930. Type by original designation. •Valid as Protomyctophum Fraser-Brunner 1949 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:196 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:17 [ref. 6440], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:479 [ref. 13675], Moser et al. 1984:219 [ref. 13645], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:65 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:316 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:268 [ref. 12442], Hulley 1990:169 [ref. 21685], Miller 1993:517 [ref. 21297], Hulley 1998:75 [ref. 23872], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:246 [ref. 25968], Hartel & Craddock 2003:946 [ref. 27005], Prokofiev 2004:67 [ref. 28609] with subgenera, Paxton et al. 2006:528 [ref. 28994], Paxton & Bray 2008:292 [ref. 30633], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:120 [ref. 31212], Parin et al. 2014:160 [ref. 33547], Robertson & Clements 2015:675 [ref. 34257], Pietsch & Orr 2015:25 [ref. 34694]). Current status: Valid as Protomyctophum Fraser-Brunner 1949. Myctophidae: Myctophinae.

Pseudodiaphus Tåning [A. V.] 1918:71 Masc. Myctophum (Lampanyctus) dofleini Zugmayer 1911. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Paxton 1979:15 [ref. 6440]. Original not examined. •Synonym of Lobianchia Gatti 1904 -- (Paxton 1979:15 [ref. 6440], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Lobianchia Gatti 1904. Myctophidae: Diaphinae.

Rhinoscopelus (subgenus of Scopelus) Lütken [C. F.] 1892:209 Masc. Scopelus cocco Cocco 1829. Type by subsequent designation. Appeared first in Lütkin 1892:209 as above (see Paxton 1979:11 [ref. 6440]). Also in Lütken 1892:236, 242 [ref. 2858]. Appeared first with one species (andreae) questionably included; three species in 1892 [ref. 2858], with coccoi designated type on p. 232. •Synonym of Gonichthys Gistel 1850 -- (Bolin 1959:16 [ref. 503], Krefft & Bekker 1973:182 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:11 [ref. 6440], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Gonichthys Gistel 1850. Myctophidae: Myctophinae.

Scopelopsis Brauer [A.] 1906:146 Fem. Scopelopsis multipunctatus Brauer 1906. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Scopelopsis Brauer 1906 -- (Paxton 1979:17 [ref. 6440], Moser et al. 1984:220 [ref. 13645], Paxton et al. 1984:241 [ref. 13625], Hulley 1986:318 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:268 [ref. 12442], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1958 [ref. 24748], Paxton et al. 2006:529 [ref. 28994], Paxton & Bray 2008:293 [ref. 30633], Robertson & Clements 2015:677 [ref. 34257]). Current status: Valid as Scopelopsis Brauer 1906. Myctophidae: Gymnoscopelinae.

Scopelus Cuvier [G.] 1816:169 Masc. Gasteropelecus humboldti Risso 1810. Type by subsequent designation. Possibly based on a misidentified type species. Type evidently first designated by Goode & Bean 1896:70 [ref. 1848] as humboldti of Risso = Myctophum punctatus Rafinesque 1810. Whitley 1953 [ref. 4718] says type is M. humboldti of Waite 1911 but not of Risso. •Synonym of Myctophum Rafinesque 1810 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:171 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:15 [ref. 6440], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Myctophum Rafinesque 1810. Myctophidae: Myctophinae.

Scopelus (subgenus of Myctophum) Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1949:1054 Masc. Gasteropelecus humboldti Risso 1810 (= Myctophus boops Richardson, fide Bolin). Apparently not an original description; attributed to Cuvier by Fraser-Brunner, with stated type as G. humboldti Risso (but evidently misidentified). •In the synonymy of Symbolophorus Bolin & Wisner 1959 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:197 [ref. 7181]). Current status: Uncertain as Symbolophorus Bolin & Wisner 1959. Myctophidae: Myctophinae.

Serpe Risso [A.] 1810:356 Masc. A vernacular name but used in text in combination with humboldti, an available species name; Latinized as Gasteropelecus in index on p. xxxvi. See Serpa. Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae.

Serpe Cloquet [H.] 1829:373 Masc. Serpa crocodilus of Cloquet 1827 (= Gasteropelecus crocodilus Risso 1810). Type by subsequent designation. Genus credited to Whitley 1933 by authors. Not available from Cloquet; regarded as a vernacular name only. Name subsequently latinized as Serpa by Whitley 1933:64 [ref. 4677]. Type established by Whitley 1933:64 [ref. 4677]. •Synonym of Lampanyctus Bonaparte 1840, with authorship of Serpa credited to Whitley 1933 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:186 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:13 [ref. 6440], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Lampanyctus Bonaparte 1840. Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae.

Stenobrachius (subgenus of Myctophum) Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1890:5 Masc. Myctophum (Stenobrachius) leucopsarum Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Proposed as a subgenus, but in text "... as a subgeneric or generic name for this species, ..." •Valid as Stenobrachius Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890 -- (Paxton 1979:17 [ref. 6440], Moser et al. 1984:220 [ref. 13645], Paxton et al. 1984:241 [ref. 13625], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:69 [ref. 6441], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:247 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2014:160 [ref. 33547], Pietsch & Orr 2015:25 [ref. 34694]). Current status: Valid as Stenobrachius Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890. Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae.

Stylophthalmoides Mazzarelli [G.] 1912:4 Masc. Stylophthalmus lobiancoi Mazzarelli 1909. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Tåning 1932 [ref. 5031], according to Paxton 1979:15 [ref. 6440]. Also appeared in Sanzo 1915 [ref. 12984]. [Original description and reference not examined, taken from Paxton 1979.] •Synonym of Myctophum Rafinesque 1810 -- (Paxton 1979:15 [ref. 6440], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Myctophum Rafinesque 1810. Myctophidae: Myctophinae.

Symbolophorus Bolin [R. L.] & Wisner [R. L.] in Bolin 1959:11 Masc. Myctophum californiense Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889. Type by original designation. •Valid as Symbolophorus Bolin & Wisner 1959 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:197 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:17 [ref. 6440], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:480 [ref. 13675], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:67 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:319 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:269 [ref. 12442], Hulley 1990:177 [ref. 21685], Gomon et al. 1994:279 [ref. 22532], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1959 [ref. 24748], Hartel & Craddock 2003:947 [ref. 27005], Gago & Ricord 2005:138 [ref. 28096], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944], Paxton et al. 2006:529 [ref. 28994], Paxton & Bray 2008:293 [ref. 30633], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:26 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:161 [ref. 33547], Robertson & Clements 2015:678 [ref. 34257], Motomura et al. 2017:53 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:79 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2019:69 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Symbolophorus Bolin & Wisner 1959. Myctophidae: Myctophinae.

Taaningichthys Bolin [R. L.] 1959:25 Masc. Lampadena bathyphila Tåning 1928. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Taaningichthys Bolin 1959 -- (Davy 1972 [ref. 7607], Krefft & Bekker 1973:197 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:18 [ref. 6440], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:481 [ref. 13675], Moser et al. 1984:220 [ref. 13645], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:68 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:320 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:269 [ref. 12442], Hulley 1990:178 [ref. 21685], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1958 [ref. 24748], Hartel & Craddock 2003:948 [ref. 27005], Paxton et al. 2006:530 [ref. 28994], Robertson & Clements 2015:679 [ref. 34257]). Current status: Valid as Taaningichthys Bolin 1959. Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae.

Tarletonbeania Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1890:6 Fem. Tarletonbeania tenua Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Second species questionably referred to genus. •Valid as Tarletonbeania Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890 -- (Paxton 1979:18 [ref. 6440], Moser et al. 1984:219 [ref. 13645], Paxton et al. 1984:241 [ref. 13625], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:67 [ref. 6441], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:247 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2014:161 [ref. 33547], Pietsch & Orr 2015:25 [ref. 34694]). Current status: Valid as Tarletonbeania Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890. Myctophidae: Myctophinae.

Triphoturus (subgenus of Lampanyctus) Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1949:1083 Masc. Myctophum (Lampanyctus) micropterum Brauer 1906. Type by original designation. •Valid as Triphoturus Fraser-Brunner 1949 -- (Paxton 1979:18 [ref. 6440], Moser et al. 1984:220 [ref. 13645], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:71 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:321 [ref. 5672], Hulley 1986:84 [ref. 9677], Paxton et al. 1989:269 [ref. 12442], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1961 [ref. 24748], Evseenko 2008:166 [ref. 32467], Robertson & Clements 2015:680 [ref. 34257]). Current status: Valid as Triphoturus Fraser-Brunner 1949. Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae.

Vestula Bolin [R. L.] 1946:144 Fem. Myctophum valdiviae Brauer 1904. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Vestula Stål 1865 in Hemiptera, replaced by Notolychnus Fraser-Brunner 1949. Type species misspelled as valcidiae in Zoological Record for 1946. •In the synonymy of Notolychnus Fraser-Brunner 1949 -- (Paxton 1979:16 [ref. 6440], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:260 [ref. 28944]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Notolychnus Fraser-Brunner 1949. Myctophidae: Notolychninae.