Definition of Myctophidae

1. Noun. Deep-sea fishes comprising the lantern fishes.

Exact synonyms: Family Myctophidae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Isospondyli, Order Isospondyli
Member holonyms: Lanternfish

Lexicographical Neighbors of Myctophidae

Mycoplasma hyosynoviae
Mycoplasma laidlawii
Mycoplasma meleagridis
Mycoplasma neurolyticum
Mycoplasma orale
Mycoplasma pharyngis
Mycoplasma salivarium
Mycoplasma synoviae
Mycostatin
Mycroft Holmes
Mycrosporidia
Mycteria
Mycteria americana
Mycteroperca
Mycteroperca bonaci
Myctophidae (current term)
Myerscough
Myfanwy
Mykolaiv
Mykonos
Mylanta
Mylar
Myles
Myles Standish
Myliobatidae
Mylitta
Mylodontidae
Mymensingh District
Myocastor
Myocastor coypus

Literary usage of Myctophidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"... having the mouth excessively large, with the peculiar form seen in the right whales, which these little fishes curiously resemble. Myctophidae. ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... to in ос BOOKS RECEIVED (Continued from page 756) Development of Lanternfishes (Family Myctophidae) in the California Current. ..."

3. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1903)
"So far as can be determined from the remains at hand, the species belongs to the Myctophidae, and it stands nearer to ..."

4. Professional Paper by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1919)
"No scales are mentioned in the description, and there presumably were none, as in the living forms supposed to be related. Family Myctophidae. ..."

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