CONTENTS 



Preface iii 



Acknowledgments v 



Introduction 1 



Methods 4 



LIST OF GENERA AND SPECIES 6 



KEY TO GENERA OF FAMILY MYCTOPHIDAE 10 



DISCUSSION OF GENERA AND SPECIES 13 



Protomyctophum Fraser-Brunner, 1949 13 



Electrona Goode and Bean, 1896 27 



Metelectrona Wisner, 1963 31 



Hygophum Taning (In: Bolin, 1939) 32 



Benthosema Goode and Bean, 1896 40 



Diogenichthys Bolin, 1939 46 



Symbolophorus Bolin and Wisner (In: Bolin, 1959) 48 



Myctophum Rafinesque, 1810 53 



Loweina Fowler, 1925 70 



Tarletonbeania Eigenmann and Eigenmann, 1890 81 



Gonichthys Gistel, 1850 83 



Centrobranchus Fowler, 1904 87 



The Diaphid Fishes 91 



Lobianchia Gatti, 1903 93 



Diaphus Eigenmann and Eigenmann, 1890 97 



Notolychnus Fraser-Brunner, 1949 144 



Taaningichthys Bolin, 1959 145 



Lampadena Goode and Bean, 1896 149 



Dorsadena Coleman and Nafpaktitis, 1972 156 



Lampanyctodes Fraser-Brunner, 1949 157 



Stenobrachius Eigenmann and Eigenmann, 1890 159 



Parvilux Hubbs and Wisner, 1964 162 



Triphoturus Fraser-Brunner, 1949 164 



Lampanyctus Bonaparte, 1840 167 



Bolinichthys Paxton, 1972 198 



Ceratoscopelus Giinther, 1864 205 



Gymnoscopelus Giinther, 1873 209 



Lampichthys Fraser-Brunner, 1949 214 



Notoscopelus Giinther, 1864 215 



Hintonia Fraser-Brunner, 1949 217 



Scopelopsis Brauer, 1906 221 



References 224 



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