Family Phosichthyidae - Lightfishes
  Order
:
Phosichthyidae Phosichthyidae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 7 | Species : 24 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Marine
  Aquarium
:
none
  First Fossil Record
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  Remark
:
Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. General body shape like those of gonostomatids. Photopores with lumen and a duct. Well developed gillrakers. Supramaxillaries usually two. Adipose fin present in all but Yarella. Dorsal fin 10-16 rays. Anal fin rays 11-22. Branchiostegal rays 11-22; 4-7 on epihyal. Lower jaw barbel absent. Probably a paraphyletic. Spelled as Photichthyidae in Nelson 1994 (Ref. 7463).
  Etymology
:
Greek, phos = light + Greek, ichthys = fish ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
nonguarders
  Typical activity level
:
  Main Ref.
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  Coordinator
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  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Stomiati | | | | | | | | | Stomiatiformes | Stomiatoidei | | Phosichthyidae

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Ref.
[ e.g. 9948]
Glossary
[ e.g. cephalopods]


Species/Synonymy list for the family Phosichthyidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
acceptedseniororiginal
! Photichthys argenteus Hutton, 1872
synonymseniororiginal
Ichthyococcus ovatus (Cocco, 1838)
acceptedseniornew
Gonostomus ovatus Cocco, 1838
synonymseniororiginal
Coccia ovata (Cocco, 1838)
synonymseniornew
Scopelus ovatus (Cocco, 1838)
synonymseniornew
Vinciguerria attenuata (non Cocco, 1838)
misappliedmisappliednew
acceptedseniororiginal
Ichthyococcus irregularis Rechnitzer & Böhlke, 1958
acceptedseniororiginal
Ichthyococcus polli Blache, 1964
acceptedseniororiginal
Ichthyococcus australis Mukhacheva, 1980
acceptedseniororiginal
Ichthyococcus intermedius Mukhacheva, 1980
acceptedseniororiginal
Ichthyococcus parini Mukhacheva, 1980
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Vinciguerria atrenuata (Cocco, 1838)
synonymseniornew
! Vinciguerria attenuate (Cocco, 1838)
synonymseniornew
Vinciguerria poweriae (non Cocco, 1838)
misappliedmisappliednew
Vinciguerria lucetia (non Garman, 1899)
misappliedmisappliednew
Vinciguerria poweriae (Cocco, 1838)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Maurolicus poweriae (Cocco, 1838)
synonymseniornew
Scopelus poweriae (Cocco, 1838)
synonymseniornew
! Vinceguerria poweriae (Cocco, 1838)
synonymseniornew
Vinciguerria lucetia (non Garman, 1899)
misappliedmisappliednew
Vinciguerria nimbaria (Jordan & Williams, 1895)
acceptedseniornew
Zalarges nimbarius Jordan & Williams, 1895
synonymseniororiginal
! Vinciguerria nimbara (Jordan & Williams, 1895)
synonymseniornew
! Vinciguerria nimbria (Jordan & Williams, 1895)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Vinciguerria sanzoi Jespersen & Tåning, 1919
synonymjuniororiginal
Vinciguerria lucetia (non Garman, 1899)
misappliedmisappliednew
Vinciguerria lucetia (Garman, 1899)
acceptedseniornew
Maurolicus lucetius Garman, 1899
synonymseniororiginal
! Vinciguerria lucetius (Garman, 1899)
synonymseniornew
! Vinciguerria lutecia (Garman, 1899)
synonymseniornew
Vinciguerria mabahiss Johnson & Feltes, 1984
acceptedseniororiginal
Yarrella blackfordi Goode & Bean, 1896
acceptedseniororiginal
Polymetme blackfordi (Goode & Bean, 1896)
synonymseniornew
! Varrela blackfordi Goode & Bean, 1896
synonymseniororiginal
! Yarella blackfordi Goode & Bean, 1896
synonymseniororiginal
Yarrella argenteola (Garman, 1899)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Polymetme illustris McCulloch, 1926
acceptedseniororiginal
Polymetme corythaeola (Alcock, 1898)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Yarrella corythaeola (Alcock, 1898)
synonymseniornew
! Pollymetme corythaeola (Alcock, 1898)
synonymseniornew
! Yarella corythaeola (Alcock, 1898)
synonymseniornew
Yarrella africana Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924
synonymjuniororiginal
Polymetme africana (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
synonymjuniornew
Yarrella blackfordi africana Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniornew
Yarrella illustris (McCulloch, 1926)
synonymjuniornew
Polymetme elongata (Matsubara, 1938)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Polymetme surugaensis (Matsubara, 1943)
acceptedseniornew
Yarrella surugaensis Matsubara, 1943
synonymseniororiginal
Polymetme andriashevi Parin & Borodulina, 1990
acceptedseniororiginal
Polymetme thaeocoryla Parin & Borodulina, 1990
acceptedseniororiginal
Pollichthys mauli (Poll, 1953)
acceptedseniornew
Yarrella mauli Poll, 1953
synonymseniororiginal
! Yarella mauli Poll, 1953
synonymseniororiginal
Yarrella blackfordi (non Goode & Bean, 1896)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Woodsia nonsuchae (Beebe, 1932)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
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