FAMILY Myctophidae Gill, 1893 - lanternfishes SUBFAMILY Myctophinae Gill, 1893 - lanternfishes [=Scopelini, Electronini, Gonichthyini] Notes: Name in prevailing recent practice, Article 35.5 Scopelini Bonaparte, 1831:164 [ref. 4978] (subfamily) Scopelus [Richardson 1846:301 [ref. 3742] used Scopelinidae] Myctophidae Gill, 1893b:131 [ref. 26255] (family) Myctophum [genus inferred from the stem, Article 11.7.1.1; Myctophidae used as valid by: Jordan 1923 [ref. 2421], Parr 1928 [ref. 3368], Whitley 1936a [ref. 13756], Schultz with Stern 1948 [ref. 31938], Bertin & Arambourg 1958, Bailey et al. 1960 [ref. 27285], Lagler, Bardach & Miller 1962, Greenwood, Rosen, Weitzman & Myers 1966 [ref. 26856], Kamohara 1967, McAllister 1968 [ref. 26854], Lindberg 1971 [ref. 27211], Nelson 1976 [ref. 32838], Shiino 1976, Wisner 1976 [ref. 19273], Lagler, Bardach, Miller & May Passino 1977, Nelson 1984 [ref. 13596], Whitehead et al. (1984) [ref. 13675], Smith & Heemstra 1986 [ref. 5715], Paxton et al. 1989 [ref. 12442], McAllister 1990 [ref. 14674], Quéro et al. 1990 [ref. 15946], Robins et al. 1991a [ref. 14237], Becker 1992 [ref. 20772], Nelson 1994 [ref. 26204], Eschmeyer 1998 [ref. 23416], Zahuranec 2000 [ref. 24618], Chen (2002) [ref. 26587], Menezes et al. 2003 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004 [ref. 27807], Springer & Johnson 2004 [ref. 33199], Hoese et al. 2006, Nelson 2006 [ref. 32486], Paxton & Bray 2008 [ref. 30633], Fierstine, Huddleston & Takeuchi 2012] Electronini Wissner, 1963:28 [ref. 4759] (tribe) Electrona Gonichthyini Paxton, 1972:43 [ref. 3394] (tribe) Gonichthys GENUS Benthosema Goode & Bean, 1896 - lanternfishes [=Benthosema Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.], 1896:75] Notes: [ref. 1848]. Neut. Salmo muelleri Gmelin, 1789. Type by original designation. Type given as Salmo muelleri Gmelin = Scopelus glacialis Reinhardt, 1837 as identified by Lütken. •Valid as Benthosema Goode & Bean, 1896 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:172 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:6 [ref. 6440], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:432 [ref. 13675], Moser et al. 1984:219 [ref. 13645], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:65 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:285 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:254 [ref. 12442], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1959 [ref. 24748], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:246 [ref. 25968], Hartel & Craddock 2003:946 [ref. 27005], Paxton et al. 2006:510 [ref. 28994], Paxton & Bray 2008:271 [ref. 30633], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:120 [ref. 31212]). Current status: Valid as Benthosema Goode & Bean, 1896. Myctophidae: Myctophinae Species Benthosema fibulatum (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) - spinycheek lanternfish [=Myctophum fibulatum Gilbert [C. H.] & Cramer [F.], 1897:411, Pl. 38 (?fig. 2 not 3), Myctophum hollandi Jordan [D. S.] & Jordan [E. K.], 1922:11, Pl. 1 (fig. 2), Benthosema pinchoti Fowler [H. W.], 1932:4, Fig. 1, Myctophum renschi Ahl [E.], 1929:195] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 19 (no. 1114); ref. 1635] Kaiwi Channel, Hawaiian Islands, 21°13'N, 157°43'37"W, Albatross station 3467, depth 310 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Benthosema fibulatum (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and Réunion (western Mascarenes) to Hawaiian Islands and Marquesas Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Western Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (hollandi) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 2487] Honolulu market, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Current status: Synonym of Benthosema fibulatum (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Habitat: marine. (pinchoti) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 80 (no. 2906); ref. 1412] Nukuhiva, Marquesas Islands. Current status: Synonym of Benthosema fibulatum (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Habitat: marine. (renschi) [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 81 (nos 7/10) (art. 3); ref. 15880] Sabang, We Island, northern Sumatra, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Benthosema fibulatum (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Habitat: marine. Species Benthosema glaciale (Reinhardt, 1837) - glacier lanternfish [=Scopelus glacialis Reinhardt [J. C. H.], 1837:115, 126 [33, 44], Myctophum glaciale knipovitschi Soldatov [V. K.], 1939:152 [English p. 164], Fig. 1, Scopelus parvimanus Günther [A.], 1864:406, Scopelus scoticus Günther [A.], 1889:31, Myctophum glaciale var. thori Tåning [A. V.], 1918:33] Notes: [Det Kongelige Danske videnskabernes selskabs naturvidenskabelige og mathematiske afhandlinger v. 7; ref. 3691] Greenland. Current status: Valid as Benthosema glaciale (Reinhardt, 1837). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic (Baffin Bay); eastern Atlantic from Kara Sea tp Greenland to Guinea, including Mediterranean Sea. Habitat: marine. (knipovitschi) [Some new or rare species of fishes of our northern seas; ref. 15285] Southwestern part of Barents Sea, 72°44'N, 22°47'E, depth 166-230 meters. Current status: Synonym of Benthosema glaciale (Reinhardt, 1837). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Habitat: marine. (parvimanus) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] South Pacific. Current status: Synonym of Benthosema glaciale (Reinhardt, 1837). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Habitat: marine. (scoticus) [Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger v. 31 (pt 78); ref. 2017] Faeröe Channel, northern Atlantic. Current status: Synonym of Benthosema glaciale (Reinhardt, 1837). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Habitat: marine. (thori) [Report on the Danish Oceanographic Expedition 1908-1910 to the Mediterranean and Adjacent Seas.. v. 2 (Biol.) (A. 7); ref. 12242] Sea of Marmara (Mediterranean Sea), 40°48'N, 27°59'E; Alborean Sea, Strait of Messina, Ionian Sea, Adriatic Sea, Bay of Korinth, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Synonym of Benthosema glaciale (Reinhardt, 1837). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Habitat: marine. Species Benthosema panamense (Taning, 1932) - lamp fish [=Myctophum pterotum panamense Tåning [A. V.], 1932:129, Fig. 3] Notes: [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn. v. 94; ref. 5031] Gulf of Panama, 7°30'N, 79°19'W, depth about 100 meters. Current status: Valid as Benthosema panamense (Tåning, 1932). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. Species Benthosema pterotum (Alcock, 1890) - spinycheek lanternfish [=Scopelus (Myctophum) pterotus Alcock [A. W.], 1890:217, Myctophum gilberti Evermann [B. W.] & Seale [A.], 1907:55, Fig. 1] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 6 (no. 33) (art. 26); ref. 82] Madras coast, India, 18°30'N, 84°46'E, Investigator station 96, depth 98-102 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Benthosema pterotum (Alcock, 1890). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-Pacific. Habitat: marine. (gilberti) [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 26 (Doc. 607) (for 1906); ref. 1285] Bulan, Sorsogon, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Benthosema pterotum (Alcock, 1890). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Habitat: marine. Species Benthosema suborbitale (Gilbert, 1913) - smallfin lanternfish [=Myctophum suborbitale Gilbert [C. H.], 1913:82, Myctophum imitator Parr [A. E.], 1928:60, Myctophum fibulatum proximum Parr [A. E.], 1929:8, Myctophum simile Tåning [A. V.], 1928:56] Notes: [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 14956] Suruga Bay, Japan, 35°02'10"N, 138°38'E, Albatross station 5064, depth 300 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Benthosema suborbitale (Gilbert, 1913). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and subtropical seas (including Hawaiian Islands). Habitat: marine. (imitator) [Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 3 (art. 3); ref. 3368] Current status: Synonym of Benthosema suborbitale (Gilbert, 1913). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Habitat: marine. (proximum) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 76 (no. 2807); ref. 15936] Tongue of the Ocean, Bahamas, western Atlantic, 24°29'N, 77°29'W, 8000 feet wire out. Current status: Synonym of Benthosema suborbitale (Gilbert, 1913). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Habitat: marine. (simile) [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening v. 86; ref. 15877] North Atlantic, 31°47'N, 41°41'W, depth about 200 meters. Current status: Synonym of Benthosema suborbitale (Gilbert, 1913). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Habitat: marine. GENUS Centrobranchus Fowler, 1904 - lanternfishes [=Centrobranchus Fowler [H. W.], 1904:754] Notes: [ref. 1363]. Masc. Centrobranchus choerocephalus Fowler, 1904. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Centrobranchus Fowler, 1904 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:173 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:7 [ref. 6440], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:436 [ref. 13675], Moser et al. 1984:219 [ref. 13645], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:67 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:287 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:255 [ref. 12442], Gago & Lavenberg 1992 [ref. 19897], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1960 [ref. 24748], Hartel & Craddock 2003:947 [ref. 27005], Paxton et al. 2006:511 [ref. 28994]). Current status: Valid as Centrobranchus Fowler, 1904. Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Species Centrobranchus andreae (Lutken, 1892) - Andre's lanternfish [=Scopelus (Rhinoscopelus) andreae Lütken [C. F.], 1892:209, Centrobranchus gracilicaudus Gilbert [C. H.], 1905:595, Pl. 69 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn, Aaret 1891; ref. 13407] Jacobshavn, Greenland. Current status: Valid as Centrobranchus andreae (Lütken, 1892). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Distribution: Nearly circumglobal (including