Genera that contain: Myctophum [ 20 ] records

Aethoprora Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1896:86 [Special Bulletin U. S. National Museum No. 2; ref. 1848] 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.

Bolinichthys Paxton [J. R.] 1972:46 [Bulletin of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science No. 13; ref. 3394] 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.

Ctenoscopelus Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1949:1059 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London v. 118 (pt 4); ref. 1496] 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.

Dasyscopelus (subgenus of Scopelus) Günther [A.] 1864:405, 411 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] 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.

Diogenichthys Bolin [R. L.] 1939:119 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 1 (no. 4); ref. 508] 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.

Hygophum (subgenus of Myctophum) Bolin [R. L.] (ex Tåning) 1939:113 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 1 (no. 4); ref. 508] 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.

Krefftichthys Hulley [P. A.] 1981:9 [Archiv für Fischereiwissenschaft v. 31 (Beiheft 1); ref. 2276] 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.

Lampichthys Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1949:1095 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London v. 118 (pt 4); ref. 1496] 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.

Myctophum Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:35, 56 [Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ref. 3595] 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.

Nasolychnus (subgenus of Myctophum) Smith [J. L. B.] 1933:126 [Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa v. 21 (pt 2); ref. 4063] 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 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London v. 118 (pt 4); ref. 1496] 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.

Nyctophus Cocco [A.] 1829:144 [Giornale di Scienze Lettere e Arti per La Sicilia Anno 7, v. 26 (no. 77); ref. 857] 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.

Protomyctophum (subgenus of Electrona) Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1949:1045 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London v. 118 (pt 4); ref. 1496] 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 [Report on the Danish Oceanographical Expeditions 1908-1910 to the Mediterranean and Adjacent Seas v. 2 (Biol.) (A. 7); ref. 12242] 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.

Scopelus Cuvier [G.] 1816:169 [Le Règne Animal; ref. 993] 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.

Stenobrachius (subgenus of Myctophum) Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1890:5 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 3; ref. 1256] 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 [Lavori dell'Istituto Zoologico della Regia Università di Pavia No. 9; ref. 12985] 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 [Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910 v. 4 (pt 2) (no. 7); ref. 503] 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.

Triphoturus (subgenus of Lampanyctus) Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1949:1083 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London v. 118 (pt 4); ref. 1496] 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 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 509] 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.