What is Myctophiformes?
{{Italic title}} [[File:FMIB 45577 Neoscopelus macrolepidotus.jpeg|thumb|''[[Neoscopelus macrolepidotus]]'']] '''Myctophiformes''' is a small order of [[ray-finned fish]]. The order consists of two families, the [[Lanternfish|lanternfishes]] (Myctophidae) and the [[Neoscopelidae|blackchins]] or neoscopelids (Neoscopelidae). == Families == * [[Lanternfish|Myctophidae]] – lanternfishes * [[Neoscopelidae]] – blackchins == Extinct genera == * ''[[Eokrefftia]]'' * ''[[Eomyctophum]]'' * ''[[Neocassandra]]'' * ''Sardinius'' * ''[[Sardinioides]]'' [[File:Lanternfishes of the family Myctophidae.webp|thumb|Some lanternfish species (family Myctophidae) ]] == References == # <small>[[FishBase]] (2006): [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/OrdersSummary.cfm?order=Myctophiformes Order Myctophiformes]. Version of 2006-OCT-09. Retrieved 2009-SEP-28.</small> [[Category:Ray-finned fish]]