Species that contain: Lampanyctus and micropterum [ 1 ] records

micropterum, Myctophum (Lampanyctus) Brauer [A.] 1906:239, Fig. 157 [Die Tiefsee-Fische v. 15; ref. 632] Indian Ocean, 2°43'08"S, 61°12'06"E. Lectotype: ZMB 17616. Paralectotypes: (9) ZMB 17614-15 (1, 1). Lectotype selected by Hulley 1981 [ref. 2276] who concluded that ZMB 17614-15 were not this species. We treat micropterum as a synonym of nigrescens based on Hulley's 1986 review. •Questionably valid as Triphoturus micropterus (Brauer 1906) -- (Paxton 1979:18 [ref. 6440]). •Valid as Triphoturus micropterus (Brauer 1906) -- (Chen 2002:190 [ref. 26587]). •Synonym of Triphoturus nigrescens (Brauer 1904) -- (Hulley 1986:87 [ref. 9677], Mundy 2005:235 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:530 [ref. 28994], Evseenko 2008:162 [ref. 32467]). Current status: Synonym of Triphoturus nigrescens (Brauer 1904). Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae. Habitat: marine.