North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

Deep-Sea taxon details

Myctophum Rafinesque, 1810

AphiaID

125829 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125829)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque, 1810

Parent

Myctophidae Gill, 1893

Synonymised names

Scopelus Cuvier, 1816 · unaccepted

Direct children (42)

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Species Myctophum affine (Lütken, 1892)
Species Myctophum aurolaternatum Garman, 1899
Species Myctophum brachygnathum (Bleeker, 1856)
Species Myctophum lunatum Becker & Borodulina, 1978
Species Myctophum lychnobium Bolin, 1946
Species Myctophum nitidulum Garman, 1899
Species Myctophum orientale (Gilbert, 1913)
Species Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque, 1810
Species Myctophum andreae (Lütken, 1892) accepted as Centrobranchus andreae (Lütken, 1892)
Species Myctophum antarcticum (Günther, 1878) accepted as Electrona antarctica (Günther, 1878)
Species Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845 accepted as Dasyscopelus asper (Richardson, 1845)
Species Myctophum benoiti (Cocco, 1838) accepted as Hygophum benoiti (Cocco, 1838)
Species Myctophum boops Richardson, 1845 accepted as Symbolophorus boops (Richardson, 1845)
Species Myctophum braueri Lönnberg, 1905 accepted as Gymnoscopelus braueri (Lönnberg, 1905)
Species Myctophum californiense Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 accepted as Symbolophorus californiensis (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
Species Myctophum coccoi (Cocco, 1829) accepted as Gonichthys cocco (Cocco, 1829) (misspelling)
Species Myctophum evermanni Gilbert, 1905 accepted as Symbolophorus evermanni (Gilbert, 1905)
Species Myctophum fibulatum Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 accepted as Benthosema fibulatum (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)
Species Myctophum florenti Smith, 1933 accepted as Gymnoscopelus piabilis (Whitley, 1931)
Species Myctophum glaciale (Reinhardt, 1837) accepted as Benthosema glaciale (Reinhardt, 1837)
Species Myctophum humboldti (Risso, 1810) accepted as Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque, 1810
Species Myctophum laternatum Garman, 1899 accepted as Diogenichthys laternatus (Garman, 1899)
Species Myctophum margaritatum Gilbert, 1905 accepted as Myctophum nitidulum Garman, 1899
Species Myctophum mexicanum Gilbert, 1890 accepted as Triphoturus mexicanus (Gilbert, 1890)
Species Myctophum nannochir Gilbert, 1890 accepted as Stenobrachius nannochir (Gilbert, 1890)
Species Myctophum obtusirostre Tåning, 1928 accepted as Dasyscopelus obtusirostris (Tåning, 1928)
Species Myctophum obtusirostrum Tåning, 1928 accepted as Dasyscopelus obtusirostris (Tåning, 1928)
Species Myctophum oculeum Garman, 1899 accepted as Triphoturus oculeum (Garman, 1899)
Species Myctophum opalinum Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Myctophum affine (Lütken, 1892)
Species Myctophum phengodes (Lütken, 1892) accepted as Ctenoscopelus phengodes (Lütken, 1892)
Species Myctophum protoculus Gilbert, 1890 accepted as Diaphus theta Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890 (synonym)
Species Myctophum pterotum (Alcock, 1890) accepted as Benthosema pterotum (Alcock, 1890)
Species Myctophum regale Gilbert, 1892 accepted as Lampanyctus regalis (Gilbert, 1892)
Species Myctophum reinhardtii (Lütken, 1892) accepted as Hygophum reinhardtii (Lütken, 1892)
Species Myctophum remiger Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Hygophum hygomii (Lütken, 1892)
Species Myctophum rufinum Tåning, 1928 accepted as Symbolophorus rufinus (Tåning, 1928)
Species Myctophum selenoides Wisner, 1971 accepted as Dasyscopelus selenops (Tåning, 1928)
Species Myctophum selenops Tåning, 1928 accepted as Dasyscopelus selenops (Tåning, 1928)
Species Myctophum spinosum (Steindachner, 1867) accepted as Dasyscopelus spinosus (Steindachner, 1867)
Species Myctophum suborbitale Gilbert, 1913 accepted as Benthosema suborbitale (Gilbert, 1913)
Species Myctophum tenisoni Norman, 1930 accepted as Protomyctophum tenisoni (Norman, 1930)
Species Myctophum valdiviae Brauer, 1904 accepted as Notolychnus valdiviae (Brauer, 1904)

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Rafinesque, C.S. (1810). Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ossia, catalogo metodico dei nomi latini, italiani, e siciliani dei pesci, che si rinvengono in Sicilia disposti secondo un metodo naturale e seguito da un appendice che contiene la descrizione de alcuni nuovi pesci sicilian. Messina. Pp 1-70, Pls. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6340395 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Myctophum Rafinesque, 1810. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125829 on 2024-05-08

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Myctophum Rafinesque, 1810. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125829 on 2024-05-08

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2010-08-30 13:39:12Z

changed

Appeltans, Ward

2013-03-11 13:25:43Z

checked

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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original description Rafinesque, C.S. (1810). Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ossia, catalogo metodico dei nomi latini, italiani, e siciliani dei pesci, che si rinvengono in Sicilia disposti secondo un metodo naturale e seguito da un appendice che contiene la descrizione de alcuni nuovi pesci sicilian. Messina. Pp 1-70, Pls. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6340395 [details]

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. 2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao. 314 p. [details]

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 431-554. [details]

additional source Rafinesque, C.S. (1810). Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ossia, catalogo metodico dei nomi latini, italiani, e siciliani dei pesci, che si rinvengono in Sicilia disposti secondo un metodo naturale e seguito da un appendice che contiene la descrizione de alcuni nuovi pesci sicilian. Messina. Pp 1-70, Pls. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6340395
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