MYCTOPHIDAE
[rev. 21 Oct 2004]
Bolinichthys distofax
Johnson 1975
Bolinichthys distofax Johnson 1975,Copeia 1975(1):54, fig. 1A, D. Type locality: Mauna Loa lava flow, Hawaii,
Hawaiian Islands. Paratypes: SIO 60-249 (2, 55.8-75 mm SL), SIO 60-251 (10,
42.5-60.9 mm SL), SIO 70-334 (1, 46 mm SL), SIO 71-307 (1, 48.2 mm SL), SIO
72-373 (1, 37.5 mm SL).
Diaphus rolfbolini Wisner 1971
Diaphus rolfbolini Wisner 1971, Copeia 1971(1):47, fig. 5. Type locality: Eastern Pacific Ocean, 10°00'N,
116°52.5'W, 0-920 m. Holotype: SIO 68-536 (44.5 mm SL). Paratypes:
SIO 60-249 (1, 45 mm SL), SIO 60-276 (1, 44.2 mm SL), SIO 69-330 (2, 45.8 mm
SL). Remarks: Synonym of Diaphus phillipsi Fowler
1934 (Paxton 1979:9).
Diaphus similis Wisner 1974
Diaphus similis
Wisner 1974, Occ. Pap. Calif. Acad. Sci. (110):7, figs. 3b, 4. Type locality: Northeast
Pacific Ocean. Holotype: SIO 71-177 (72.2 mm SL). Paratypes:
CAS 15989 [ex SIO 71-178] (2, 51.1-68.4 mm SL); SIO 63-841 (2, 33-44 mm SL),
SIO 71-179 (3, 36.8-39.3 mm SL), SIO 71-180 (4, 36.5-63.4 mm SL).
Diaphus trachops Wisner 1974
Diaphus trachops Wisner 1974, Occ. Pap. Calif. Acad. Sci. (110):5, figs. 2, 3A. Type locality: Oahu,
Hawaiian Islands, 200-225 m. Holotype: SIO 71-172 (63.5 mm SL). Paratypes:
BPBM 14310 [ex SIO 71-173] (2, 50.7-53.6 mm SL); CAS 15988 [ex SIO 71-174] (2,
43.1-45.8 mm SL); SIO 71-172 (1, 55.5 mm SL), SIO 71-175 (1, 55.1 mm SL), SIO
71-176 (2, 15-20 mm SL).
Diaphus wisneri Nafpaktitis, Robertson & Paxton 1995
Diaphus wisneri
Nafpaktitis, Robertson & Paxton 1995, N.Z. J. Mar. Freshw. Res. 29(3):339,
fig.3. Type locality:
Southwest of Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, 21°00'N, 158°20'W, Teritu cruise 71-6-24,
50 m. Paratypes: SIO 71-309 (3, 11-29 mm SL).
Hygophum bruuni Wisner 1971
Hygophum bruuni Wisner 1971, Copeia 1971(1):41, fig. 2. Type locality: Eastern Pacific Ocean, 32°48'S,
72°02'W. Holotype: SIO 65-667 (39 mm SL). Paratypes:
CAS 24871 [ex SIO 65-665, part] (3); SIO 65-665 (orig. 142, now 135, 12-48 mm
SL), SIO 65-667 (8, 16-35 mm SL); USNM 205476 [ex SIO 65-665, part] (4).
Lampadena urophaos Paxton 1963
Lampadena urophaos Paxton 1963, Copeia 1963(1):29, figs. 1-2. Type locality: 5.7 miles north of Ship Rock,
Santa Catalina Island, California, 33°32'N, 118°25'W, ca. 700 m over 850
m. Paratypes: SIO H51-75 (1, 102.3 mm SL), SIO H51-76 (1, 78.4
mm SL), SIO H51-83 (1, 99 mm SL), SIO H51-84 (1, 96.2 mm SL).
Lampanyctus acanthurus Wisner 1974
Lampanyctus acanthurus Wisner 1974, Occ. Pap. Calif. Acad. Sci. (110):17,
fig. 8. Type locality:
North Pacific Ocean, 27°25'N, 155°32'W, from surface to about 560 m. Holotype: SIO 71-305 (93.3 mm SL). Paratypes:
BPBM 14314 [ex SIO 72-9] (1, 94 mm SL); CAS 15992 [ex SIO 72-11] (1, 94 mm SL),
CAS 15993 [ex SIO 72-372] (2, 30-38 mm SL); LACM 33364-1 [ex SIO 71- 303] (1,
93 mm SL), LACM 33365-1 [ex SIO 72-25] (1, 92 mm SL); SIO 63-405 (1, 50 mm SL),
SIO 63-406 (1, 75 mm SL), SIO 70-102 (1, 33 mm SL), SIO 71-309 (3, 79-94 mm
SL), SIO 72-373 (6, 26-31 mm SL); USNM 208465 [ex SIO 71-307] (2, 69-112 mm
SL).
Lampanyctus basili Wisner 1974
Lampanyctus basili Wisner 1974, Occ. Pap. Calif. Acad. Sci. (110):11, figs. 5-6. Type locality:
South China Sea, 06°32.5'N, 114°16.0'E.
Holotype: SIO 69-20 (55.7 mm
SL). Paratypes: BPBM 14311 [ex SIO 70-345] (5, 17-43 mm SL), BPBM
14312 [ex SIO 61-588] (5, 18-36 mm SL), BPBM 14313 [ex SIO 70-343, part] (5,
39-50 mm SL); CAS 15990 [ex SIO 69-19] (11, 20-24 mm SL), CAS 15991 [ex SIO
70-347, part] (5, 36-49 mm SL); LACM 33362-1 [ex SIO 70-333] (1, 55 mm SL); SIO
69-20 (9, 16-45 mm SL), SIO 70-341 (21, 17-54 mm SL), SIO 70-343 (78, now 73,
18-51 mm SL), SIO 70-346 (78, now 73, 18-55 mm SL), SIO 70-347 (34, now 29,
27-54 mm SL); USNM 208463 [ex SIO 61-32] (5, 24-56). Remarks:
Preoccupied by Lampanyctus basili Kotthaus 1972. Synonym of Lampanyctus
turneri (Fowler 1934) (Paxton 1979:13).
Lampanyctus fernae Wisner 1971
Lampanyctus fernae Wisner 1971, Copeia 1971(1):50, fig. 6. Type locality: Eastern Pacific Ocean, 41°02.2'N,
155°13.3'W, 0-750 m. Holotype: SIO H51-373 (76.3 mm SL). Paratypes: SIO H51-360 (2, 79-90 mm SL), SIO H51-373 (5,
49-81 mm SL), SIO H53-307 (16, now 11, 38-63 mm SL), SIO H51-353 (4, 53-74 mm
SL), SIO 69-14 (4, 41-46 mm SL), SIO 69-18 (1, 53 mm SL).
Lampanyctus hubbsi Wisner 1963
Lampanyctus hubbsi Wisner 1963, Copeia 1963(1):16, fig. 1. Type locality: Eastern central Pacific Ocean,
02°31'S, 137°04'W, surface to 2500 m.
Holotype: SIO 60-234-25E (54 mm
SL). Paratypes: SIO 60-225 (4, 30.5-53.4 mm SL), SIO 60-229 (5,
31-60 mm SL), SIO 60- 232 (7, 32-56 mm SL), SIO 60-234 (3, 47.7-55.8 mm SL),
SIO 60-235 (4, 36-76 mm SL), SIO 60-236 (8, 24.3-62.7 mm SL), SIO 60-239 (5,
58.5-70 mm SL).
Lampanyctus isaacsi Wisner 1974
Lampanyctus isaacsi Wisner 1974, Occ. Pap. Calif. Acad. Sci. (110):14, figs. 6-7. Type locality: Eastern
Atlantic Ocean, 01°10'N, 11°36'W, between surface and 2300 m. Holotype: SIO 63-560 (52 mm SL). Paratypes: SIO 63-560 (3, now 2, 27-64 mm SL).
Lampanyctus simulator Wisner 1971
Lampanyctus simulator Wisner 1971, Copeia 1971(1):51, fig. 7. Type locality: Eastern Pacific Ocean, 41°01'N,
155°00'W, 0-410 m. Holotype: SIO 69-17 (73.3 mm SL). Paratypes:
CAS [ex SIO H51-356] (1, 50 mm SL), SIO 53-356 (1, 93 mm SL), SIO 69-17 (5,
62-73 mm SL), SIO 69-18 (1, 42 mm SL); USNM [ex SIO 53-305A] (1, 69 mm SL).
Loweina laurae Wisner 1971
Loweina laurae
Wisner 1971, Copeia 1971(1):45, fig. 4.
Type locality: Eastern Pacific Ocean, 21°32'N, 123°00'W,
surface. Holotype: SIO 57-99 (36.8 mm SL). Paratypes:
CAS 24875 [ex SIO 65-65] (3, 26-32 mm SL); SIO 52-414 (19, 22-32 mm SL), SIO
57-99 (7, 31-36 mm SL), SIO 60-29 (9, 28-33 mm SL); USNM 205482 [ex SIO
H52-401] (9, 26-32 mm SL). Remarks: Synonym of Loweina rara (Lutken 1892)
(Paxton 1979:15).
Metelectrona ahlstromi Wisner 1963
Metelectrona ahlstromi Wisner 1963, Copeia 1963(1):25, fig. 1. Type locality: About 400
miles southeast of New Zealand, 46°53'S, 179°48'W, surface to 2000 m. Holotype (unique): SIO 61-45 (55 mm SL).
Remarks: Synonym of Metelectrona
ventralis (Bekker 1963) (Paxton 1979:11; Hulley 1986:312; Hulley
1990:166).
Myctophum selenoides Wisner 1971
Myctophum selenoides Wisner 1971, Copeia 1971(1):43, fig. 3. Type locality: West of Keahole Point, Hawaii, Hawaiian
Islands, 0-1150 m. Holotype: SIO 60-251 (58 mm SL). Paratypes:
SIO 68-534 (1, 35.8 mm SL), SIO 70-66 (1, 57 mm SL). Remarks:
Synonym ofMyctophum selenops Taning 1928 (Paxton 1979: Hulley
1986:314; Huley 1990:457).
Nannobrachium bristori Zahuranec 2000
Nannobrachium bristori Zahuranec 2000, Smithsonian Contr. Zool. (607):30,
fig. 14. Type
locality: 27°26.6'N, 155°24.6'W. Holotype:
SIO 71-301, 110 mm SL. Paratypes: SIO 67-56, 1(73 mm SL); SIO 71-301, 3(40-120 mm
SL); SIO 71-310, 1(111 mm SL); SIO 73-145, 1(142 mm SL); SIO 73-160, 1(105 mm
SL); SIO 76-6, 1(46 mm SL); SIO 73-329, 1(68 mm).
Nannobrachium crypticum Zahuranec 2000
Nannobrachium crypticum Zahuranec 2000, Smithsonian Contr. Zool. (607):44,
fig. 23. Type locality:
03°30'N, 145°00'W. Paratypes: SIO 52-320, 1(41 mm SL); SIO 60-236, 3(31-87 mm
SL); SIO 73-164, 2(87-90 mm SL).
Nannobrachium gibbsi Zahuranec 2000
Nannobrachium gibbsi Zahuranec 2000,
Smithsonian Contr. Zool. (607):20, fig. 7. Type locality: 14°01'S, 147°51'W. Paratypes: SIO 72-303, 1(122 mm SL); SIO 72-306, 2(23-54 mm
SL); SIO 72-312, 2(62-2 mm SL); SIO 72-313, 3(31-111 mm SL); SIO 72-316,
2(29-29 m SL); SIO 72-320, 1(117 mm SL); SIO 75-631, 1(32 mm SL).
Nannobrachium hawaiiensis Zahuranec 2000
Nannobrachium hawaiiensis Zahuranec
2000, Smithsonian Contr. Zool. (607):41, fig. 21. Type locality: 27°24.5'-24.9'N,
155°25.5'-13.7'W. Holotype: SIO 71-300, 63 mm SL. Paratypes: SIO 71-300, 3(44-69 mm SL). Remarks: Standard length of paratypes erroneously published as 14-69 mm.
Nannobrachium phyllisae Zahuranec 2000
Nannobrachium phyllisae Zahuranec
2000, Smithsonian Contr. Zool. (607):39, fig. 20. Type locality: 33°24'-32'S,
73°33'-35'W. Paratypes: SIO 63-1013, 2(74-88 mm SL); SIO 63-1014, 1(65 mm
SL); SIO 65-667, 4(112-147 mm SL); SIO 68-320, 1(85 mm SL); SIO 69-321, 1(28 mm
SL); SIO 69-330, 7(26-84 mm SL).
Nannobrachium wisneri Zahuranec 2000
Nannobrachium wisneri Zahuranec 2000,
Smithsonian Contr. Zool. (607):42, fig. 22. Type locality: 35°50'S, 02°16'W,
depth 600-650 m. Paratypes: SIO 58-256, 1(64 mm SL); SIO 61-46, 31(34-71
mm SL); SIO 63-542, 2(37-57 mm SL); SIO 63-544, 2(34-60 mm SL); SIO 69-321,
22(25-69 mm SL).
Parvilux boschmai Hubbs & Wisner 1964
Parvilux boschmai Hubbs & Wisner
1964, Zool. Meded. (Leiden) 39:458, figs. 5; pl. 25(2). Type locality: Eastern
tropical Pacific Ocean, 02°09'N, 84°53.5'W. Holotype (unique):
SIO 52-384 (113 mm SL).
Parvilux ingens Hubbs & Wisner 1964
Parvilux ingens Hubbs & Wisner
1964, Zool. Meded. (Leiden) 39:451, figs. 4; pl. 25(1). Type locality: Off
southwest side of Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico, 29°09'N,
118°27.3'W. Holotype: SIO 57-207 (160 mm SL). Paratypes:
BMNH [ex SIO 63-388] (4, 141-184 mm SL); CAS [ex SIO 62-440] (2, 133-150 mm
SL), CAS [ex SIO 63-421] (2, 55-118 mm SL); Funchal [ex SIO 63-373] (3, 51-182
mm SL); Leiden [ex SIO 63-374] (6, 94-181 mm SL); MCZ [ex SIO 62-404] (2,
105-127 mm SL); SIO 50-286 (1, 111 mm SL), SIO 51-76 (4, 173-184 mm SL), SIO
51-187 (1, 70 mm SL), SIO 51-278 (1, 106 mm SL), SIO 51-351 (1, 200 mm SL), SIO
51-357 (1, 57-208 (1, 77 mm SL), SIO 63-110 (1, 75 mm SL), SIO 63-189 (2,
63-154 mm SL), SIO 63-344 (2, 71-74 mm SL), SIO 63-379 (1, 174 mm SL), SIO
63-389 (2, 49-51 mm SL), SIO 63-394 (1, 165 mm SL), SIO 63-402 (1, 95 mm SL),
SIO 63-403 (1, 71 mm SL), SIO 63-404 (2, 55-93 mm SL), SIO 63-426 (1, 69 mm
SL), SIO 63-468 (1, 49 mm SL), SIO 63-471 (1, 59 mm SL); USNM [ex SIO 63-393]
(25, 50-195 mm SL) .
Protomyctophum (Hierops) beckeri Wisner 1971
Protomyctophum (Hierops)beckeri Wisner
1971, Copeia 1971(1):39. Type
locality: Eastern Pacific Ocean, 17°09'N, 153°57.2'W, 0-2100 m. Holotype: SIO 60-249 (27 mm SL). Paratypes:
BPBM 9793 [ex SIO 70-65, part] (1, 36.4 mm SL); SIO 60-241 (1, 33 mm SL), SIO
70-65 (3, now 1, 36.5 mm SL); USNM 205474 [ex SIO 70-65, part] (1, 34 mm SL).
Protomyctophum (Hierops )chilensis Wisner 1971
Protomyctophum (Hierops) chilensis
Wisner 1971, Copeia 1971(1):39, fig. 1.
Type locality: Off Chile, 33°07'S, 73°09'W, 0-400 m. Holotype: SIO 65-665 (38 mm SL).
Paratypes: CAS 24872 [ex
SIO 65-665] (1, 33 mm SL); SIO 65-622 (1, 28 mm SL), SIO 65-665 (orig. 5, now
3, 20-37 mm SL), SIO 65-667 (5, 24-29 mm SL), SIO 69-320 (3, 15-37 mm SL), USNM
205473 [ex SIO 65-665] (1, 29.8 mm SL).
Symbolophorus reversus Gago & Ricord 2005
Symbolophorus reversus Gago &
Ricord 2005, Copeia 2005(1):139, figs. 1-2. Type locality: Southeastern Pacific Ocean,
11°57.5’S, 85°00.0’W, surface. Holotype: SIO
52-377 (77.6 mm SL). Paratypes: SIO
52-310 (2, 55.0-57.8 mm SL), SIO 52-325 (1, 59.1 mm SL), SIO 52-372 (1, 80.1 mm
SL), SIO 52-374 (2, 64.3-86.8 mm SL), SIO 52-377 (1, 66.8 mm SL), SIO 52-381
(3, 59.7-67.1 mm SL), SIO 53-377 (1, 68.4 mm SL), SIO 55-260 (1, 79.2 mm SL),
SIO 55-262 (1, 81.2 mm SL), SIO 60-528 (2, 69.1-88.7 mm SL), SIO 75-257 (5,
79.8-86.9 mm SL), SIO 77-217 (5, 51.1-60.9 mm SL), SIO 79-127 (1, 78.3 mm SL),
SIO 79-136 (1, 59.1 mm SL), SIO 91-181 (5, 54.1-67.1 mm SL), SIO 93-10 (2,
53.9-57.1 mm SL).
Taaningichthys paurolychnus Davy 1972
Taaningichthys paurolychnus Davy
1972, Fish. Bull. 70(1):71, fig. 4.
Type locality: Off Baja California, Mexico, 31°N,
119°W. Holotype: SIO 70-19 (67 mm SL). Paratypes:
SIO 67-102 (2, 66-72 mm SL), SIO 70-20 (2, 77-91 mm SL).