Benthosema Goode & Bean, 1896
— 5 spp.
Bolinichthys Paxton, 1972
— 8 spp.
Centrobranchus Fowler, 1904
— 3 spp.
Ceratoscopelus Gìnther, 1864
— 2 spp.
Diaphus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890
— 79 spp.
Diogenichthys Bolin, 1939
— 3 spp.
Dorsadena
Dorsadena Coleman & Nafpaktitis, 1972; (valid subgenus)
Electrona Goode & Bean, 1896
— 5 spp.
Gonichthys Gistel, 1850
— 4 spp.
Gymnoscopelus Gìnther, 1873
— 8 spp.
Hierops
Hierops Fraser-Brunner, 1949; (synonym)
Hintonia Fraser-Brunner, 1949
— 1 sp.
Hygophum Bolin (ex T¥ning), 1939
— 8 spp.
Idiolychnus Nafpaktitis & Paxton, 1978
— 1 sp.
Krefftichthys Hulley, 1981
— 1 sp.
Lampadena Goode & Bean in Gill, 1893
— 9 spp.
Lampanyctodes Fraser-Brunner, 1949
— 1 sp.
Lampanyctus Bonaparte, 1840
— 33 spp.
Lampichthys Fraser-Brunner, 1949
— 1 sp.
Lepidophanes Fraser-Brunner, 1949
— 2 spp.
Lobianchia Gatti, 1904
— 2 spp.
Loweina Fowler, 1925
— 3 spp.
Lychnophora
Lychnophora Fraser-Brunner, 1949; (valid subgenus)
Macrostoma
Macrostoma Risso, 1827; (no revision)
Metelectrona Wisner, 1963
— 2 spp.
Myctophum Rafinesque, 1810
— 17 spp.
Nasolychnus
Nasolychnus Smith, 1933; (synonym)
Notolychnus Fraser-Brunner, 1949
— 1 sp.
Notoscopelus Gìnther, 1864
— 6 spp.
Pareiophus
Pareiophus Nafpaktitis, 1975; (valid subgenus)
Parvilux Hubbs & Wisner, 1964
— 2 spp.
Protomyctophum Fraser-Brunner, 1949
— 14 spp.
Scopelopsis Brauer, 1906
— 1 sp.
Stenobrachius Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890
— 2 spp.
Symbolophorus Bolin & Wisner in Bolin, 1959
— 7 spp.
Taaningichthys Bolin, 1959
— 3 spp.
Tarletonbeania Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890
— 4 spp.
Triphoturus Fraser-Brunner, 1949
— 4 spp.
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Additional information sources:
The taxonomic information and the basic database has been provided by; e-mail: Igor Sheremetyev ; This is a conversion from a database dump, and there are probably many odd things as result of automatic conversion.