Myctophidae

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

FAMILY

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Chordata

order

Myctophiformes

family

Myctophidae

Name

Synonyms

Myctophydae

Homonyms

Myctophidae

Common names

Gyöngyöshalfélék in Hungarian

Işıldak balığıgiller in Turkish

Lantern-fishes in English

Lanternfish in English

Lanternfishes in English

Laternenfische in German

Prikfiskfamilien in Danish

Prikfiskfamilien in Danish

lampovníkovití in Czech

lanternfish in English

lanternfishes in English

lanternfishes in English

linternillas in Spanish

linternillas in Spanish

lysprikkfiskfamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian

poissons-lanternes in French

poissons-lanternes in French

prickfiskar in Swedish

valottajat in Finnish

świetlikowate in Polish

Миктофовые in Russian

ปลาเรืองแสง ฯลฯ in Thai

ハダカイワシ科 in Japanese

샛비늘치과 in Korean

lysprikkfiskfamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian

lysprikkfiskfamilien in Norwegian Bokmål

prickfiskar in Swedish

ハダカイワシ科 in Japanese

Lanternfishes in English

lanternfishes in English

lanternfishes in English

linternillas in Spanish

linternillas in Spanish

lysprikkfiskfamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian

lysprikkfiskfamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian

lysprikkfiskfamilien in Norwegian Bokmål

lysprikkfiskfamilien in Norwegian Bokmål

poissons-lanternes in French

poissons-lanternes in French

prickfiskar in Swedish

prickfiskar in Swedish

ハダカイワシ科 in Japanese

ハダカイワシ科 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

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14. WoRMS Editorial Board (2017) WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species
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16. van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374