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CAS 15998 Bolinichthys distofax Johnson [R. K.], 1975 Holotype  [Collection database record]
distofax, Bolinichthys Johnson [R. K.] 1975:54, Fig. 1A, D [Copeia 1975 (no. 1); ref. 7430] Mauna Loa lava flow, Kona, Hawaii Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: CAS 15998. Paratypes: CAS 15995-98 (14, 9, 12, 43 now 41), 17544 (40), 29194 (5); SIO 60-249 (2), 60-251 (10), 70-334 (1), 71-307 (1), 72-373 or 70-373 (1); LACM 33930-1 [ex CAS 15998] (2); USNM 212025 [ex CAS 15998] (2). Plus non-types (10). •Valid as Bolinichthys distofax Johnson 1975 -- (Paxton 1979:7 [ref. 6440], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:69 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1990:400 [ref. 15273], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1962 [ref. 24748], Nakabo 2000:378 [ref. 25086] as distophax, Shinohara et al. 2001:301 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:378 [ref. 26001], Santos et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:52 [ref. 27192], Hartel & Craddock 2003:950 [ref. 27005], Shinohara et al. 2005:411 [ref. 28370], Mundy 2005:211 [ref. 28379], Hulley & Duhamel 2010:268 [ref. 30745], Hulley 2016:1882 [ref. 34576], Sutton et al. 2020:171 [ref. 37832], Eduardo et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39574]). Current status: Valid as Bolinichthys distofax Johnson 1975. Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae. Distribution: South Atlantic; Central and North Pacific: Philippines to southern Japan; Santa Cruz Islands (Solomon Islands); Hawaiian Islands; Australia; probably more widespread [not in the Indian Ocean]. Habitat: marine.
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SU 20171 Dasyscopelus naufragus Waite [E. R.], 1904 Syntype  [Collection database record] No indication illustration is based on type.
naufragus, Dasyscopelus Waite [E. R.] 1904:154, Pl. 18 (fig. 3) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 4561] Lord Howe Island. Syntypes: AMS I.5537-55 (19), I.5557-61 (5), IB.4178 [ex I.5556] (1); BMNH 1926.6.30.80 (1); CAS-SU 20171 (5). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:18 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Myctophum asperum Richardson 1845 -- (Paxton 1979:15 [ref. 6440], Hulley 1990:453 [ref. 15273]). •Synonym of Dasyscopelus asper (Richardson 1845). Current status: Synonym of Dasyscopelus asper (Richardson 1845). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Habitat: marine.
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SU 4927 Diaphus chrysorhynchus Gilbert [C. H.] & Cramer [F.], 1897 Syntype  [Collection database record]
chrysorhynchus, Diaphus Gilbert [C. H.] & Cramer [F.] 1897:409, Pl. 38 (fig. 2 [?3]) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 19 (no. 1114); ref. 1635] Off Hawaiian Islands, Kaiwi Channel, 21°15'49"N, 157°44'27"W, surface. Syntypes: CAS-SU 4927 (5), 5068 (1); USNM 47710 (6). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:18 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Diaphus chrysorhynchus Gilbert & Cramer 1897 -- (Paxton 1979:8 [ref. 6440], Paxton et al. 1989:256 [ref. 12442], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1962 [ref. 24748], Nakabo 2000:393 [ref. 25086], Hutchins 2001:20 [ref. 25847], Shinohara et al. 2001:301 [ref. 25995], Chen 2002:207 [ref. 26587], Nakabo 2002:393 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:411 [ref. 28370], Mundy 2005:215 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:513 [ref. 28994], Fricke et al. 2011:361 [ref. 31242], Motomura et al. 2017:52 [ref. 35490], Misawa et al. 2020:273 [ref. 38138]). Current status: Valid as Diaphus chrysorhynchus Gilbert & Cramer 1897. Myctophidae: Diaphinae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, western and central pacific: Borneo east to Philippines, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia; Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.
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SU 4926 Diaphus urolampus Gilbert [C. H.] & Cramer [F.], 1897 Syntype  [Collection database record]
urolampus, Diaphus Gilbert [C. H.] & Cramer [F.] 1897:408, Pl. 38 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 19 (no. 1114); ref. 1635] Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 3467 and 3472, depth 310 and 295 fathoms. Syntypes: CAS-SU 4926 (3); USNM 47709 (3), 47717 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:19 [ref. 12291]. See Mecklenburg et al. 2002:246 [ref. 25968]. •Valid as Idiolychnus urolampus (Gilbert & Cramer 1897) -- (Paxton 1979:12 [ref. 6440], Fujii in Okamura et al. 1982:109, 340 [ref. 8256], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:71 [ref. 6441], Becker & Shcherbachev 1990:849 [ref. 20119], Becker 1992:3 [ref. 20772], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1963 [ref. 24748], Nakabo 2000:386 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:386 [ref. 26001], Mundy 2005:223 [ref. 28379], Fricke et al. 2009:25 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2018:79 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Idiolychnus urolampus (Gilbert & Cramer 1897). Myctophidae: Diaphinae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Madagascar and Mascarenes, Kyushu-Palau Ridge, Hawaiian Islands, Nazca and Sala-y-Gomez ridges. Habitat: marine.
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SU 33657 Diogenichthys scofieldi Bolin [R. L.], 1939 Holotype  [Collection database record] Previously cataloged as SU 39679.
scofieldi, Diogenichthys Bolin [R. L.] 1939:122, Fig. 16 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 1 (no. 4); ref. 508] Off Cortez Banks, Pacific coast of Baja California, 31°33'N, 119°57'W, depth 0-50 meters. Holotype: CAS-SU 33657. Paratypes: MCZ (1, not found), CAS-SU 39680-82 (1, 1, 2), USNM 102709 (1), YPM 1409 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:19 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Diogenichthys atlanticus (Tåning 1928) -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:181 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:10 [ref. 6440], Hulley 1990:422 [ref. 15273]). Current status: Synonym of Diogenichthys atlanticus (Tåning 1928). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Habitat: marine.
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SU 33656 Electrona crockeri Bolin [R. L.], 1939 Holotype  [Collection database record] Previously cataloged as SU 39683.
crockeri, Electrona Bolin [R. L.] 1939:98, Fig. 4 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 1 (no. 4); ref. 508] Outer Santa Barbara Passage, California, U.S.A., 33°11'00"N, 119°21'30"W, 800 meters of wire out. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 33683 [ex CAS-SU 33656]. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:19 [ref. 12291]. See Mecklenburg et al. 2002:245 [ref. 25968]. •Valid as Protomyctophum crockeri (Bolin 1939) -- (Paxton 1979:17 [ref. 6440], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:65 [ref. 6441], Peden & Hughes 1986:3 [ref. 9714], Matarese et al. 1989:150 [ref. 26885], Pequeño 1989:38 [ref. 14125], McAllister 1990:110 [ref. 14674], Shinohara et al. 1994:64 [ref. 22800], Paxton et al. in Fischer et al. 1995:1321 [ref. 22830], Nakabo 2000:381 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:381 [ref. 26001], Nelson et al. 2004:89 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:46 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:90 [ref. 32708], Pietsch & Orr 2015:25 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:348 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:47 [ref. 37205], Balushkin & Prirodina 2020:70 [ref. 37828], Love et al. 2021:72 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:97 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Protomyctophum crockeri (Bolin 1939). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Distribution: North Pacific and eastern Pacific: northern Japan eastward, then southern British Columbia (Canada) south to Chile. Habitat: marine.
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SU 33658 Lampanyctus steinbecki Bolin [R. L.], 1939 Holotype  [Collection database record] Previously cataloged as SU 39740.
steinbecki, Lampanyctus Bolin [R. L.] 1939:140, Fig. 23 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 1 (no. 4); ref. 508] Off Lone Point, Santa Catalina Island, California, U.S.A., depth 800 feet. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 33658. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:20 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Lampanyctus steinbecki Bolin 1939 -- (Paxton 1979:14 [ref. 6440], Hulley 1986:309 [ref. 5672], Pequeño 1989:38 [ref. 14125], Paxton et al. in Fischer et al. 1995:1320 [ref. 22830], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1963 [ref. 24748], Nakabo 2000:390 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:390 [ref. 26001], Love et al. 2005:45 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:226 [ref. 28379], Fricke et al. 2014:30 [ref. 33932], Burton & Lea 2019:46 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:69 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:96 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Lampanyctus steinbecki Bolin 1939. Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.); eastern Pacific: northern California (U.S.A.) south to Chile. Habitat: marine.
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SU 20172 Myctophum californiense Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.], 1889 Syntype  [Collection database record]
californiense, Myctophum Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1889:124 [1] [West American Scientist v. 6 (no. 48); ref. 1251] Cortez Banks, off San Diego, California, U.S.A., depth 45 fathoms. Syntypes: (several) BMNH 1891.5.19.174 (1), CAS (1, lost), CAS-SU 20172, USNM 41920 (1). On p. 1 of separate. See Mecklenburg et al. 2002:245 [ref. 25968]. •Valid as Symbolophorus californiensis (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889) -- (Paxton 1979:17 [ref. 6440] as californiense, Sawada in Amaoka et al. 1983:89, 184 [ref. 8379], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:67 [ref. 6441], Peden et al. 1985:8 [ref. 24081], Matarese et al. 1989:154 [ref. 26885], McAllister 1990:111 [ref. 14674], Shinohara et al. 1994:65 [ref. 22800], Kubota & Tsukada 1996:56 [ref. 24966], Shinohara et al. 1996:168 [ref. 26605], Nakabo 2000:383 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:22 [ref. 25650], Shinohara et al. 2001:301 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:383 [ref. 26001], Gago & Ricord 2005:144 [ref. 28096], Love et al. 2005:47 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:233 [ref. 28379], Parin et al. 2014:161 [ref. 33547], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:607 [ref. 34923], Kells et al. 2016:348 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:47 [ref. 37205], Balushkin & Prirodina 2020:74 [ref. 37828], Love et al. 2021:72 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:97 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Symbolophorus californiensis (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Distribution: North Pacific: Kuroshio, transition zone, and California Current, including Hancock Seamounts (Hawaiian Ridge); northeastern Pacific: northern British Columbia (Canada). Habitat: marine.
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SU 1459 Myctophum nannochir Gilbert [C. H.], 1890 Lectotype  [Collection database record]
nannochir, Myctophum Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:51 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Pacific coast of U.S.A., depth 266-685 fathoms. Lectotype: CAS-SU 1459. Paralectotypes: MCZ 35988 [ex USNM 44291] (1), CAS-SU 20175 (9), USNM 44291 (8). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:20-21 [ref. 12291]. Lectotype established by Gilbert 1896:400 [ref. 1628]. •Valid as Stenobrachius nannochir (Gilbert 1890) -- (Paxton 1979:17 [ref. 6440], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:69 [ref. 6441], Peden et al. 1985:8 [ref. 24081], McAllister 1990:111 [ref. 14674], Shinohara et al. 1994:72 [ref. 22800], Kubota & Tsukada 1996:56 [ref. 24966], Shinohara et al. 1996:167 [ref. 26605], Nakabo 2000:387 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:22 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:254 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:387 [ref. 26001], Fedorov et al. 2003:48 [ref. 27579], Love et al. 2005:47 [ref. 37547], Parin et al. 2014:161 [ref. 33547], Tohkairin et al. 2015:5 [ref. 35331], Balushkin & Prirodina 2020:51 [ref. 37828], Love et al. 2021:72 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:97 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Stenobrachius nannochir (Gilbert 1890). Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae. Distribution: North Pacific: Japan north to southern Bering Sea, then Alaska south to California (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.
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SU 20173 Myctophum townsendi Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.], 1889 Syntype  [Collection database record]
townsendi, Myctophum Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1889:125 [2] [West American Scientist v. 6 (no. 48); ref. 1251] Cortez Banks, off San Diego, California, U.S.A., depth 45 fathoms. Syntypes: BMNH 1891.5.19.172-173 (2), MCZ 35970 (1), CAS-SU 20173 (1), USNM 41921 (3). On p. 2 of separate. See Mecklenburg et al. 2002:246 [ref. 25968]. •Synonym of Ceratoscopelus warmingii Lütken 1892 -- (Badcock & Araújo 1988:16 [ref. 21455]). •Valid as Ceratoscopelus townsendi (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889) -- (Paxton 1979:7 [ref. 6440], Fujii in Okamura et al. 1982:103, 337 [ref. 8256], Peden & Hughes 1986:2 [ref. 9714], Matarese et al. 1989:160 [ref. 26885], Pequeño 1989:36 [ref. 14125], McAllister 1990:104 [ref. 14674], Paxton et al. in Fischer et al. 1995:1320 [ref. 22830], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:231 [ref. 24545], Chen 2002:171 [ref. 26587], Nelson et al. 2004:88 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:43 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:213 [ref. 28379], Page et al. 2013:89 [ref. 32708], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:606 [ref. 34923], Burton & Lea 2019:45 [ref. 37205], Carneiro et al. 2019:115 [ref. 37250], Balushkin & Prirodina 2020:44 [ref. 37828], Love et al. 2021:67 [ref. 39279], Fermon et al. 2022:187 [ref. 39448] possible, Page et al. 2023:94 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Ceratoscopelus townsendi (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889). Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical through cold temperate seas. Habitat: marine.
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