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.