Lanternfish (Myctophidae) and blackchins (Neoscopelidae) with great variety of body forms and patterns in photophore arrangement. Gut extending mid-body, with adipose fin in late larval stage, in most species.
Families treated:
Family Myctophidae (lanternfishes) Table Myctophidae
Family Neoscopelidae (blackchins)Table Neoscopelidae
22 geographic zones