Myctophum

Myctophum Temporal range: Late Miocene to Present [1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Myctophum punctatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Myctophiformes
Family:	Myctophidae
Genus:	Myctophum Rafinesque, 1810
Species
See text.

Myctophum is a genus of lanternfishes, ^{[2] [3]} some species of which, such as M. punctatum, are noted for having the Stylophthalmine trait in their larval form.

Species

There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus: ^[4]

• Myctophum affine (Lütken, 1892) (Metallic lantern fish)
• Myctophum aurolaternatum Garman, 1899 (Golden lanternfish)
• Myctophum fissunovi Becker & Borodulina, 1971
• Myctophum imperceptum Becker & Borodulina, 1971
• Myctophum indicum (F. Day, 1877) (Incertae sedis)
• Myctophum lunatum Becker & Borodulina, 1978
• Myctophum nitidulum Garman, 1899 (Pearly lanternfish)
• Myctophum ovcharovi Tsarin, 1993
• Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque, 1810 (Spotted lanternfish); type species

See also

• Stylophthalmus

References

1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 5–560.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Myctophum". FishBase . February 2024 version.
3. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Myctophum". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 18 May 2024.
4. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Myctophum". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 28 January 2026.