FAMILY Phosichthyidae Weitzman, 1974 - lightfishes [=Cocciina, Photichthyidae] Notes: Name in prevailing recent practice, Article 35.5 Cocciina Günther, 1864:387 [ref. 1974] (group) Coccia Photichthyidae Weitzman, 1974:333, 472 [ref. 5174] (family) Phosichthys [as Photichthys, name must be corrected Article 32.5.3; corrected to Phosichthyidae by Eschmeyer 1990:312 [ref. 23276], not confirmed by Nelson 1994:198 [ref. 26204], confirmed by Nelson 2006:210 [ref. 32486]; family-group name also used as valid by: Lagler, Bardach, Miller & May Passino 1977, Mukhacheva 1980 [ref. 8685], Johnson & Feltes 1984 [ref. 5348], Nelson 1984 [ref. 13596], Whitehead et al. (1984) [ref. 13675], Smith & Heemstra 1986 [ref. 5715], Paxton et al. 1989 [ref. 12442], Parin & Borodulina 1990 [ref. 20170], Quéro et al. 1990 [ref. 15946], Golani 1994 [ref. 23162], Eschmeyer 1998 [ref. 23416], Menezes et al. 2003 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004 [ref. 27807], Hoese et al. 2006] GENUS Ichthyococcus Bonaparte, 1840 - lightfishes [=Ichthyococcus Bonaparte [C. L.], 1840:puntata 138, Coccia Günther [A.], 1864:387] Notes: [ref. 514]. Masc. Gonostomus ovatus Cocco, 1838. Type by subsequent designation. Appeared first in puntata 138, fasc. 27 on unnumbered p. 3 under Gonostoma denudata as Ichtyococcus; on pp. 5 and 6 Bonaparte treated Ichthyococcus ovatus and I. poweriae. First subsequent designation of type not researched. Coccia Günther, 1864 is an unneeded replacement. •Valid as Ichthyococcus Bonaparte, 1840 – (Witzell 1973:118 [ref. 7172], Weitzman 1974:472 [ref. 5174], Mukhacheva 1980 [ref. 8685], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:185 [ref. 13643], Schaefer et al. 1986:244 [ref. 5709], Paxton et al. 1989:187 [ref. 12442], Harold 1999:1904 [ref. 24741], Harold 2003:887 [ref. 27001], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:259 [ref. 28944], Paxton et al. 2006:430 [ref. 28995], Harold & Gomon 2008:236 [ref. 30629]). Current status: Valid as Ichthyococcus Bonaparte, 1840. Phosichthyidae. (Coccia) [ref. 1974]. Fem. Gonostomus ovatus Cocco, 1838. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Ichthyococcus Bonaparte, 1840; replaced because Günther felt name was inappropriately formed. Correct spelling for genus of type species is Gonostoma. •Synonym of Ichthyococcus Bonaparte, 1840 -- (Witzell 1973:118 [ref. 7172], Mukhacheva 1980 [ref. 8685], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:259 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Synonym of Ichthyococcus Bonaparte, 1840. Phosichthyidae. Species Ichthyococcus australis Mukhacheva, 1980 - Southern lightfish [=Ichthyococcus australis Mukhacheva [V. A.], 1980:780 [9]] Notes: [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 20 (no. 6); ref. 8685] West of Tasmania, Australia, 42°07'S, 138°34'E, station 1354, depth 500-0 meters. Current status: Valid as Ichthyococcus australis Mukhacheva, 1980. Phosichthyidae. Distribution: South Australia, Australia and west of Tasmania, Australia. Habitat: marine. Species Ichthyococcus elongatus Imai, 1941 - slim lightfish [=Ichthyococcus elongatus Imai [S.], 1941:234, Fig. 1] Notes: [Japanese Journal of Zoology v. 9 (no. 2); ref. 13244] Sagami Sea, Japan, 35°09'N, 139°24'E, depth about 400 meters. Current status: Valid as Ichthyococcus elongatus Imai, 1941. Phosichthyidae. Distribution: North Pacific: Japan and Emperor Seamounts (Hawaiian Ridge) east to British Columbia (Canada) and California (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine. Species Ichthyococcus intermedius Mukhacheva, 1980 - intermediate lightfish [=Ichthyococcus intermedius Mukhacheva [V. A.], 1980:778 [7]] Notes: [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 20 (no. 6); ref. 8685] Western Pacific, north of New Guinea [Bismarck Sea], station 1532, 1°45'S, 143°49'E, depth 300-0 meters. Current status: Valid as Ichthyococcus intermedius Mukhacheva, 1980. Phosichthyidae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: Australia, New Guinea, Caroline Islands, Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine. Species Ichthyococcus irregularis Rechnitzer & Bohlke, 1958 - bulldog lightfish [=Ichthyococcus irregularis Rechnitzer [A. B.] & Böhlke [J. E.], 1958:11, Pl. 1 (figs. 1-3)] Notes: [Copeia 1958 (no. 1); ref. 12106] Off Baja California, 25°44' to 52'N, 114°52' to 40'W, depth about 2213 meters, bottom depth to 2000 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Ichthyococcus irregularis Rechnitzer & Böhlke, 1958. Phosichthyidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. Species Ichthyococcus ovatus (Cocco, 1838) - lightfish [=Gonostoma ovatus Cocco [A.], 1838:169 [9], Pl. 5 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Nuovi annali delle scienze naturali e rendiconto dei lavori dell'Accademia della Scienze dell'Instituto di Bologna con appendice agraria. Bologna Anno 1 Tomo 2 (fasc. 9); ref. 865] Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Current status: Valid as Ichthyococcus ovatus (Cocco, 1838). Phosichthyidae. Distribution: Circumglobal, except northeastern and northwestern Pacific (including Mediterranean Sea). Habitat: marine. Species Ichthyococcus parini Mukhacheva, 1980 - Indian lightfish (author) [=Ichthyococcus parini Mukhacheva [V. A.], 1980:783 [11], Fig. 3] Notes: [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 20 (no. 6); ref. 8685] Northern Indian Ocean, 9°22'N, 69°16'E, depth 870-985 meters. Current status: Valid as Ichthyococcus parini Mukhacheva, 1980. Phosichthyidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine. Species Ichthyococcus polli Blache, 1964 - Poll's lightfish (author) [=Ichthyococcus polli Blache [J.], 1964:468, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 35 (no. 5) (for 1963); ref. 1294] Tropical African Atlantic. Current status: Valid as Ichthyococcus polli Blache, 1964. Phosichthyidae. Distribution: Atlantic. Habitat: marine. GENUS Phosichthys Hutton, 1872 - lightfishes [=Phosichthys Hutton [F. W.], 1872:55] Notes: [ref. 2287]. Masc. Phosichthys argenteus Hutton, 1872. Type by monotypy. Photichthys Hutton, 1873:269, Pl. 15 [ref. 2285] is an incorrect subsequent spelling; Hutton p. 269 says,"...Dr. Günther suggests that the name...should be altered to Photichthys, a suggestion...I willingly adopt." The correct family is Phosichthyidae as used by Fowler 1974:256 [ref. 7156], not Photichthyidae of authors. •Valid, but spelled Photichthys Hutton, 1872 -- (Weitzman 1974:472 [ref. 5174], Schaefer et al. 1986:245 [ref. 5709], Paxton et al. 1989:188 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:248 [ref. 22532]). •Valid as Phosichthys Hutton, 1872 -- (Harold 1999:1904 [ref. 24741], Paxton et al. 2006:430 [ref. 28995], Harold & Gomon 2008:237 [ref. 30629]). Current status: Valid as Phosichthys Hutton, 1872. Phosichthyidae. Species Phosichthys argenteus Hutton, 1872 - silver lightfish [=Phosichthys argenteus Hutton [F. W.], 1872:56] Notes: [Fishes of New Zealand (Hutton); ref. 2287] Cook Strait, New Zealand (washed ashore). Current status: Valid as Phosichthys argenteus Hutton, 1872. Phosichthyidae. Distribution: Southern circumglobal, except not South America. Habitat: marine. GENUS Pollichthys Grey, 1959 - lightfishes [=Pollichthys Grey [M.], 1959:167] Notes: [ref. 1904]. Masc. Yarrella mauli Poll, 1953. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Pollichthys Grey, 1959 – (Witzell 1973:120 [ref. 7172], Weitzman 1974:472 [ref. 5174], Badcock in Whitehead et al. 1984:320 [ref. 13675], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:185 [ref. 13643], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:45 [ref. 6441], Schaefer et al. 1986:243 [ref. 5709], Harold 1999:1904 [ref. 24741], Harold 2003:887 [ref. 27001]). Current status: Valid as Pollichthys Grey, 1959. Phosichthyidae. Species Pollichthys mauli (Poll, 1953) - stareye lightfish [=Yarrella mauli Poll [M.], 1953:59, Fig. 24] Notes: [Résultats scientifique. Expédition océanographic belge dans les eaux côtières africaines de l'Atlantique sud (1948-1949). Bruxelles. v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 12713] 30 miles southwest of Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo, South Atlantic, 5°15'S, 11°29'E, depth 225-240 meters. Current status: Valid as Pollichthys mauli (Poll, 1953). Phosichthyidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical through temperate seas (including Mascarenes). Habitat: marine. GENUS Polymetme McCulloch, 1926 - lightfishes [=Polymetme McCulloch [A. R.], 1926:166] Notes: [ref. 2947]. Fem. Polymetme illustris McCulloch, 1926. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Polymetme McCulloch, 1926 -- (Witzell 1973:120 [ref. 7172], Weitzman 1974:472 [ref. 5174], Badcock in Whitehead et al. 1984:321 [ref. 13675], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:185 [ref. 13643], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:44 [ref. 6441], Schaefer et al. 1986:245 [ref. 5709], Paxton et al. 1989:188 [ref. 12442], Harold 1999:1904 [ref. 24741], Harold 2003:887 [ref. 27001], Paxton et al. 2006:431 [ref. 28995], Harold & Gomon 2008:237 [ref. 30629]). Current status: Valid as Polymetme McCulloch, 1926. Phosichthyidae. Species Polymetme andriashevi Parin & Borodulina, 1990 - Andriashev's lightfish (author) [=Polymetme andriashevi Parin [N. V.] & Borodulina [O. D.], 1990:742 [119], Fig. 3] Notes: [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 30 (no. 5); ref. 20170] Southeastern Pacific, 24°56'S, 88°32'W, depth 580-564 meters. Current status: Valid as Polymetme andriashevi Parin & Borodulina, 1990. Phosichthyidae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific. Habitat: marine. Species Polymetme corythaeola (Alcock, 1898) - rendezvous fish [=Diplophos corythaeolum Alcock [A. W.], 1898:147, Yarrella africana Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & von Bonde [C.], 1924:8, Pl. 1 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 2 (no. 8) (art. 22); ref. 92] Andaman Sea, Investigator station 115, 116 and 233, in 188-220, depth 185 and 405 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Polymetme corythaeola (Alcock, 1898).