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Lantern Fish

Myctophum affine (Lütken 1892)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Myctophum affine (Lütken 1892)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Myctophum affine
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia NL, wikipedia CA, Canada Species List, Ecuador Species List, Grenada Species List, India Species List, The Bahamas Species List, Turks and Caicos Islands Species List, Japan Species List, wikipedia EU, Arabian Sea Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, Davis Strait Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, NCBI, and United States Species List
Myctophum affine
Recognized by FAO Fishery Statistics and Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Myctophum affine (Lütken 1892)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, and GBIF national node type records Sweden
Myctophum affine (Lütken 1892)
Recognized by OBIS environmental data records
Myctophum opalinum
Species recognized by North Atlantic Species List
Myctophum affine
Species recognized by Paleobiology Database, Barcode of Life Data Systems, and Global Biotic Interactions
Myctophum affine
Recognized by Fishbase
Myctophum affine (Lutken 1892)
Species recognized by TreatmentBank
Myctophum affine (Lütken 1892)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, and World Register of Marine Species
Myctophum opalinum
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Myctophum opalinum
Recognized by iDigBio type specimen records
Myctophum opalinum Goode & Bean
Recognized by NMNH type specimens
Rhinoscopelus oceanicus
Recognized by NMNH type specimens

Alternative Names

Scopelus affinis Lütken 1892
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Scopelus affinis
Synonym according to NCBI
Scopelus affinis Lütken 1892
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Myctophum opalinum Goode & Bean 1896
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Rhinoscopelus oceanicus Jordan & Evermann 1903
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Scopelus affinis
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Scopelus affinis
Synonym according to Fishbase
Scopelus affinis Lütken 1892
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Scopelus affinis Lütken 1892
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

Lantern fish preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Lanternfish
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Lutken's lantern fish
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Metallic Lanternfish
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Metallic lantern fish
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Metallic lanternfish
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
metallic lanternfish
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

French

Lanterne métallique preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Spanish; Castilian

Mictófido preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Pez linterna
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase

Curated hierarchies for Myctophum affine (Lütken 1892)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Euteleostei
Neoteleostei
Myctophiformes
Myctophidae
Myctophum
Myctophum affine (Lütken 1892) (this page)
Myctophum asperum Richardson 1845
Myctophum aurolaternatum Garman 1899
Myctophum brachygnathum (Bleeker 1856)
Myctophum fissunovi Becker & Borodulina 1971
Myctophum indicum (Day 1877)
Myctophum lunatum Becker & Borodulina 1978
Myctophum lychnobium Bolin 1946
Myctophum nitidulum Garman 1899
Myctophum obtusirostre Tåning 1928
Myctophum orientale (Gilbert 1913)
Myctophum ovcharovi Tsarin 1993
Myctophum phengodes (Lütken 1892)
Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810
Myctophum selenops Tåning 1928
Myctophum spinosum (Steindachner 1867)

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Myctophiformes
Myctophidae
Myctophum
Myctophum affine (Lütken 1892) (this page)
Myctophum asperum Richardson 1845
Myctophum aurolaternatum Garman 1899
Myctophum brachygnathum (Bleeker 1856)
Myctophum fissunovi Becker & Borodulina 1971
Myctophum indicum (Day 1877)
Myctophum lunatum Becker & Borodulina 1978
Myctophum lychnobium Bolin 1946
Myctophum nitidulum Garman 1899
Myctophum obtusirostre Tåning 1928
Myctophum orientale (Gilbert 1913)
Myctophum ovcharovi Tsarin 1993
Myctophum phengodes (Lütken 1892)
Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810
Myctophum selenops Tåning 1928
Myctophum spinosum (Steindachner 1867)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Euteleostei
Neoteleostei
Myctophiformes
Myctophidae
Myctophum
Myctophum affine (Lütken 1892) (this page)
Myctophum asperum Richardson 1845
Myctophum aurolaternatum Garman 1899
Myctophum brachygnathum (Bleeker 1856)
Myctophum fissunovi Becker & Borodulina 1971
Myctophum indicum (Day 1877)
Myctophum lunatum Becker & Borodulina 1978
Myctophum lychnobium Bolin 1946
Myctophum nitidulum Garman 1899
Myctophum obtusirostre Tåning 1928
Myctophum orientale (Gilbert 1913)
Myctophum ovcharovi Tsarin 1993
Myctophum phengodes (Lütken 1892)
Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810
Myctophum selenops Tåning 1928
Myctophum spinosum (Steindachner 1867)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Euteleostei
Neoteleostei
Myctophiformes
Myctophidae
Myctophum
Myctophum affine (Lütken 1892) (this page)
Myctophum asperum Richardson 1845
Myctophum aurolaternatum Garman 1899
Myctophum brachygnathum (Bleeker 1856)
Myctophum fissunovi Becker & Borodulina 1971
Myctophum indicum (Day 1877)
Myctophum lunatum Becker & Borodulina 1978
Myctophum lychnobium Bolin 1946
Myctophum nitidulum Garman 1899
Myctophum obtusirostre Tåning 1928
Myctophum orientale (Gilbert 1913)
Myctophum ovcharovi Tsarin 1993
Myctophum phengodes (Lütken 1892)
Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810
Myctophum selenops Tåning 1928
Myctophum spinosum (Steindachner 1867)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Myctophiformes
Myctophidae
Myctophum Rafinesque 1810
Myctophum affine (Lütken 1892) (this page)
Aspius columnae (Sauvage 1873)
Myctophum americanum Frizzell & Dante 1965
Myctophum antelaternatum Ciobanu 1977
Myctophum arcticum
Myctophum asperum Richardson 1845
Myctophum aurolaternatum Garman 1899
Myctophum brachygnathum (Bleeker 1856)
Myctophum braueri Gilbert
Myctophum danielli D' Erasmo 1929
Myctophum fissunovi Becker & Borodulina 1971
Myctophum indicum (Day 1877)
Myctophum licatae Sauvage 1880
Myctophum lunatum Becker & Borodulina 1978
Myctophum lychnobium Bolin 1946
Myctophum nitidulum Garman 1899
Myctophum novaeseelandiae (Steindachner 1900)
Myctophum obtusirostre Tåning 1928
Myctophum orientale (Gilbert 1913)
Myctophum ovcharovi Tsarin 1993
Myctophum phengodes (Lütken 1892)
Myctophum praepterotum Ciobanu 1977
Myctophum pristilepis
Myctophum probenoiti Aramborgu 1927
Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810
Myctophum robustus Ciobanu 1977
Myctophum selenops Tåning 1928
Myctophum spinosum (Steindachner 1867)
Myctophum teniculum Garman 1899
Myctophum weileri Ciobanu 1977

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Teleostei
Scopelomorpha
Myctophiformes
Myctophidae
Myctophinae
Myctophum Rafinesque 1810
Myctophum affine (Lütken 1892) (this page)
Myctophum asperum Richardson 1845
Myctophum aurolaternatum Garman 1899
Myctophum brachygnathum (Bleeker 1856)
Myctophum fissunovi Becker & Borodulina 1971
Myctophum indicum (Day 1877)
Myctophum lunatum Becker & Borodulina 1978
Myctophum lychnobium Bolin 1946
Myctophum nitidulum Garman 1899
Myctophum novaeseelandiae (Steindachner 1900)
Myctophum obtusirostre Tåning 1928
Myctophum orientale (Gilbert 1913)
Myctophum ovcharovi Tsarin 1993
Myctophum phengodes (Lütken 1892)
Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810
Myctophum selenops Tåning 1928
Myctophum spinosum (Steindachner 1867)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Myctophiformes
Myctophidae
Myctophum affine (Lütken 1892) (this page)
Benthosema fibulatum (Gilbert & Cramer 1897)
Bolinichthys longipes (Brauer 1906)
Bolinichthys nikolayi Becker 1978
Ceratoscopelus townsendi (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889)
Diaphus agassizii Gilbert 1908
Diaphus aliciae Fowler 1934
Diaphus antonbruuni Nafpaktitis 1978
Diaphus arabicus Nafpaktitis 1978
Diaphus basileusi Becker & Prut'ko 1984
Diaphus burtoni Fowler 1934
Diaphus chrysorhynchus Gilbert & Cramer 1897
Diaphus coeruleus (Klunzinger 1871)
Diaphus confusus Becker 1992
Diaphus dahlgreni Fowler 1934
Diaphus danae Tåning 1932
Diaphus dehaveni Fowler 1934
Diaphus diademophilus Nafpaktitis 1978
Diaphus drachmanni Tåning 1932
Diaphus ehrhorni Fowler 1934
Diaphus faustinoi Fowler 1934
Diaphus fulgens (Brauer 1904)
Diaphus gigas Gilbert 1913
Diaphus handi Fowler 1934
Diaphus impostor Nafpaktitis, Robertson & Paxton 1995
Diaphus jenseni Tåning 1932
Diaphus kapalae Nafpaktitis, Robertson & Paxton 1995
Diaphus knappi Nafpaktitis 1978
Diaphus kora Nafpaktitis, Robertson & Paxton 1995
Diaphus kuroshio Kawaguchi & Nafpaktitis 1978
Diaphus lobatus Nafpaktitis 1978
Diaphus lucifrons Fowler 1934
Diaphus malayanus Weber 1913
Diaphus mascarensis Becker 1990
Diaphus megalops Nafpaktitis 1978
Diaphus minax Nafpaktitis 1968
Diaphus nielseni Nafpaktitis 1978
Diaphus pacificus Parr 1931
Diaphus pallidus Gjøsaeter 1989
Diaphus parini Becker 1992
Diaphus parri Tåning 1932
Diaphus phillipsi Fowler 1934
Diaphus regani Tåning 1932
Diaphus richardsoni Tåning 1932
Diaphus rivatoni Bourret 1985
Diaphus roei Nafpaktitis 1974
Diaphus sagamiensis Gilbert 1913
Diaphus schmidti Tåning 1932
Diaphus signatus Gilbert 1908
Diaphus similis Wisner 1974
Diaphus suborbitalis Weber 1913
Diaphus theta Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890
Diaphus thiollierei Fowler 1934
Diaphus trachops Wisner 1974
Diaphus umbroculus Fowler 1934
Diaphus watasei Jordan & Starks 1904
Diaphus whitleyi Fowler 1934
Diaphus wisneri Nafpaktitis, Robertson & Paxton 1995
Gymnoscopelus bolini Andriashev 1962
Gymnoscopelus braueri (Lönnberg 1905)
Gymnoscopelus fraseri (Fraser-Brunner 1931)
Gymnoscopelus hintonoides Hulley 1981
Gymnoscopelus microlampas Hulley 1981
Gymnoscopelus nicholsi (Gilbert 1911)
Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus Fraser-Brunner 1949
Gymnoscopelus piabilis (Whitley 1931)
Hintonia candens Fraser-Brunner 1949
Idiolychnus urolampus (Gilbert & Cramer 1897)
Lampadena notialis Nafpaktitis & Paxton 1968
Lampadena yaquinae (Coleman & Nafpaktitis 1972)
Lampanyctus acanthurus Wisner 1974
Lampanyctus achirus Andriashev 1962
Lampanyctus bensoni (Fowler 1934)
Lampanyctus bristori (Zahuranec 2000)
Lampanyctus crypticus (Zahuranec 2000)
Lampanyctus fernae Wisner 1971
Lampanyctus gemmifer Goode & Bean 1896
Lampanyctus hawaiiensis (Zahuranec 2000)
Lampanyctus hubbsi Wisner 1963
Lampanyctus idostigma Parr 1931
Lampanyctus indicus (Zahuranec 2000)
Lampanyctus iselinoides Bussing 1965
Lampanyctus macropterus (Brauer 1904)
Lampanyctus niger (Günther 1887)
Lampanyctus omostigma Gilbert 1908
Lampanyctus parvicauda Parr 1931
Lampanyctus phyllisae (Zahuranec 2000)
Lampanyctus regalis (Gilbert 1892)
Lampanyctus ritteri Gilbert 1915
Lampanyctus simulator Wisner 1971
Lampanyctus steinbecki Bolin 1939
Lampanyctus turneri (Fowler 1934)
Notoscopelus japonicus (Tanaka 1908)
Parvilux boschmai Hubbs & Wisner 1964
Parvilux ingens Hubbs & Wisner 1964
Stenobrachius leucopsarus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890)
Stenobrachius nannochir (Gilbert 1890)
Triphoturus mexicanus (Gilbert 1890)
Triphoturus microchir (Gilbert 1913)
Triphoturus nigrescens (Brauer 1904)
Triphoturus oculeum (Garman 1899)
151 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Actinopterygii
Actinopteri
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Osteoglossocephalai
Clupeocephala
Euteleosteomorpha
Neoteleostei
Eurypterygia
Ctenosquamata
Myctophata
Myctophiformes
Myctophidae
Myctophum
Myctophum affine (this page)
Myctophum asperum
Myctophum aurolaternatum
Myctophum brachygnathum
Myctophum lychnobium
Myctophum nitidulum
Myctophum obtusirostre
Myctophum orientale
Myctophum phengodes
Myctophum punctatum
Myctophum selenops
Myctophum spinosum
unclassified Myctophum

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Clupeocephala
Euteleosteomorpha
Neoteleostei
Eurypterygii
Ctenosquamata
Myctophiformes
Myctophidae
Myctophum
Myctophum opalinum (this page)
Myctophum aeolochrus
Myctophum alatum
Myctophum anderssoni
Myctophum andreae
Myctophum antarcticum
Myctophum arcticum
Myctophum argenteus
Myctophum atratum
Myctophum aurolaternatum
Myctophum benoiti
Myctophum boops
Myctophum brachygnathum
Myctophum caeruleum
Myctophum californiense
Myctophum carlsbergi
Myctophum chavesi
Myctophum coruscans
Myctophum crenulare
Myctophum crocodilum
Myctophum dofleini
Myctophum effulgens
Myctophum elongatum
Myctophum elongatus
Myctophum elucens
Myctophum evermanni
Myctophum fibulatum
Myctophum fissunovi
Myctophum florenti
Myctophum florentii
Myctophum fulgens
Myctophum gaussi
Myctophum gemellarii
Myctophum gilberti
Myctophum glaciale
Myctophum guentheri
Myctophum hanseni
Myctophum hians
Myctophum hollandi
Myctophum humboldti
Myctophum hygomii
Myctophum imitator
Myctophum imperceptum
Myctophum indicum
Myctophum interruptum
Myctophum lacerta
Myctophum laternatum
Myctophum leucopsarum
Myctophum longipes
Myctophum luetkeni
Myctophum luminosum
Myctophum lunatum
Myctophum lychnobium
Myctophum macropterum
Myctophum maderensis
Myctophum margaritatum
Myctophum megalops
Myctophum metopoclampum
Myctophum mexicanum
Myctophum nannochir
Myctophum nigrescens
Myctophum nigro-ocellatum
Myctophum nigrum
Myctophum nitidulum
Myctophum nocturnum
Myctophum normani
Myctophum obtusirostre
Myctophum obtusirostrum
Myctophum oculeum
Myctophum orientale
Myctophum ovcharovi
Myctophum parallelum
Myctophum phengodes
Myctophum pristilepis
Myctophum procerum
Myctophum pseudoalatus
Myctophum pterotum
Myctophum punctatum
Myctophum rafinesquii
Myctophum rarum
Myctophum regale
Myctophum reinhardtii
Myctophum remiger
Myctophum renschi
Myctophum risso
Myctophum rufinum
Myctophum selenoides
Myctophum selenops
Myctophum simile
Myctophum suborbitale
Myctophum tenisoni
Myctophum tenuiculum
Myctophum tenuiforme
Myctophum townsendi
Myctophum valdiviae
Myctophum vanhoeffeni
Myctophum warmingii

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Teleostei
Myctophiformes
Myctophidae
Myctophum
Myctophum affine (Lütken 1892) (this page)
Myctophum aurolaternatum Garman 1899
Myctophum brachygnathum (Bleeker 1856)
Myctophum fissunovi Becker & Borodulina 1971
Myctophum indicum (Day 1877)
Myctophum lunatum Becker & Borodulina 1978
Myctophum lychnobium Bolin 1946
Myctophum nitidulum Garman 1899
Myctophum orientale (Gilbert 1913)
Myctophum ovcharovi Tsarin 1993
Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810
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