Myctophum

Myctophum is a genus of lanternfishes which have the Stylophthalmine trait.

Myctophum selenops

Myctophum punctatum

Species

• Myctophum affine (Lütken, 1892) (Metallic lantern fish)
• Myctophum asperum J. Richardson, 1845 (Prickly lanternfish)
• Myctophum aurolaternatum Garman, 1899 (Golden lanternfish)
• Myctophum brachygnathum (Bleeker, 1856) (Short-jawed lanternfish)
• Myctophum fissunovi Becker & Borodulina, 1971
• Myctophum indicum (F. Day, 1877)
• Myctophum lunatum Becker & Borodulina, 1978
• Myctophum lychnobium Bolin, 1946
• Myctophum nitidulum Garman, 1899 (Pearly lanternfish)
• Myctophum obtusirostre Tåning, 1928 (Bluntsnout lanternfish)
• Myctophum orientale (C. H. Gilbert, 1913) (Oriental lanternfish)
• Myctophum ovcharovi Tsarin, 1993
• Myctophum phengodes (Lütken, 1892) (Bright lanternfish)
• Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque, 1810 (Spotted lanternfish)
• Myctophum selenops Tåning, 1928 (Wisner's lantern fish)
• Myctophum spinosum (Steindachner, 1867) (Spiny lantern fish)

References

• Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
• Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Myctophum in FishBase. April 2012 version.