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Definition of Myctophidae
1. Noun. Deep-sea fishes comprising the lantern fishes.
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Isospondyli, Order Isospondyli
Member holonyms: Lanternfish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Myctophidae
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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