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Myctophiformes of the Mediterranean Sea

There are 24 species of Myctophiformes that are commonly found in the Mediterranean Sea.

Information on the COI barcoding status of these species is presented in the table below.
MODE
A		 All available COI barcodes for this taxa group (collected from any ocean and/or without geo-referencing):
  • Of the 24 total species, 24 of these species (100%) have COI barcodes (from this or any ocean).
  • There are a total of 519 "any ocean" COI barcode records available for this ocean and taxa group.
  • All available taxa group COI barcodes will be included in the Mode A downloads.
    • MODE
    B    		 Regional COI barcodes for this taxa group (includes only those collected in the Mediterranean Sea region):
  • Of the 24 total species, 0 of these species (0%) have Mediterranean Sea-collected COI barcodes.
  • There are a total of 0 "Mediterranean Sea-collected" COI barcodes available for this taxa group.
  • In the map to the right, Red Stars show sampling locations of the COI barcodes in the Mode B download.
    • Uncoded
    Species    		 Of the 24 total species in this region, 0 species do not have any COI barcodes (from any region).

     Barcoding progress summary for the Mediterranean Sea region, out of a total of 24 possible species:
    • There are COI barcodes for 24 species ( 100% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ).
      •
    • There are 12S barcodes for 21 species ( 87% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ). 
    • There are 16S barcodes for 16 species ( 66% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ).
    • There are 18S barcodes for 0 species ( 0% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ).
    • There are 28S barcodes for 3 species ( 12% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ).
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    Myctophiformes of the Mediterranean Sea
    Taxa Name

    		Taxa
    Level    		Barcode
    Data?    		Number of
    Barcodes
    from
    any ocean    		Number of
    Barcodes
    from this region    		Barcode Locations and
    Species Occurence Map    		MZGdb Atlas
    v2025-m10-01

    2025-Oct-27
    Myctophiformes Order cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Order    		 Total Species:   24
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  24

    Total COI-Barcodes:   519    		 Total Species:   24
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  13

    Total COI-Barcodes:   25    		 accepted
    T5000938

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    ⋄   Myctophidae Family cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Family    		 Total Species:   24
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  24

    Total COI-Barcodes:   519    		 Total Species:   24
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  13

    Total COI-Barcodes:   25    		 accepted
    T5000045

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    ⋄   ⋄   Benthosema Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   92    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5000281

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Benthosema glaciale Species
    (1)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 92
      12S = 3
      16S = 11
      18S = 0
      28S = 1
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5000282

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    ⋄   ⋄   Ceratoscopelus Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   25    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   1    		 accepted
    T5000366

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Ceratoscopelus maderensis Species
    (2)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 25
      12S = 2
      16S = 5
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 1
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5000367

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    ⋄   ⋄   Diaphus Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   3
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  3

    Total COI-Barcodes:   35    		 Total Species:   3
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  3

    Total COI-Barcodes:   5    		 accepted
    T5000485

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Diaphus holti Species
    (3)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 8
      12S = 1
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 1
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5000489

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Diaphus metopoclampus Species
    (4)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 14
      12S = 1
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 2
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5002260

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Diaphus rafinesquii Species
    (5)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 13
      12S = 1
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 2
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5000493

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    ⋄   ⋄   Diogenichthys Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   15    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5000502

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Diogenichthys atlanticus Species
    (6)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 15
      12S = 4
      16S = 2
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5000503

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    ⋄   ⋄   Electrona Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   24    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5000532

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Electrona risso Species
    (7)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 24
      12S = 3
      16S = 1
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5000533

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   Gonichthys Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   13    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   1    		 accepted
    T5000614

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Gonichthys cocco Species
    (8)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 13
      12S = 1
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 1
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5000615

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   Gymnoscopelus Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   1    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5002650

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Gymnoscopelus microlampas Species
    (9)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 1
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5004113

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   Hygophum Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   3
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  3

    Total COI-Barcodes:   120    		 Total Species:   3
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  2

    Total COI-Barcodes:   4    		 accepted
    T5000693

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Hygophum benoiti Species
    (10)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 86
      12S = 1
      16S = 1
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 3
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5000695

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Hygophum hygomii Species
    (11)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 23
      12S = 3
      16S = 2
      18S = 0
      28S = 4
    		   COI = 1
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5000696

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Hygophum macrochir Species
    (12)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 11
      12S = 1
      16S = 2
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5000697

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    ⋄   ⋄   Lampanyctus Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   3
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  3

    Total COI-Barcodes:   40    		 Total Species:   3
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  2

    Total COI-Barcodes:   9    		 accepted
    T5000760

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Lampanyctus crocodilus Species
    (13)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 12
      12S = 2
      16S = 9
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 7
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5004407

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Lampanyctus intricarius Species
    (14)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 7
      12S = 4
      16S = 6
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5004411

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Lampanyctus pusillus Species
    (15)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 21
      12S = 1
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 2
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5000765

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   Lobianchia Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  2

    Total COI-Barcodes:   41    		 Total Species:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  2

    Total COI-Barcodes:   2    		 accepted
    T5000816

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Lobianchia dofleini Species
    (16)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 19
      12S = 1
      16S = 1
      18S = 0
      28S = 1
    		   COI = 1
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5000817

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Lobianchia gemellarii Species
    (17)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 22
      12S = 2
      16S = 3
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 1
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5000818

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   Myctophum Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  2

    Total COI-Barcodes:   53    		 Total Species:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   2    		 accepted
    T5000043

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Myctophum affine Species
    (18)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 18
      12S = 2
      16S = 1
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5000939

    R:1:1:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Myctophum punctatum Species
    (19)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 35
      12S = 3
      16S = 11
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 2
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5000945

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   Notoscopelus Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   4
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  4

    Total COI-Barcodes:   45    		 Total Species:   4
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5000996

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Notoscopelus bolini Species
    (20)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 8
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5004816

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Notoscopelus elongatus Species
    (21)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 9
      12S = 1
      16S = 6
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5004817

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Notoscopelus kroyeri Species
    (22)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 5
      12S = 3
      16S = 3
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5022795

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Notoscopelus resplendens Species
    (23)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 23
      12S = 3
      16S = 4
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5000998

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   Symbolophorus Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   15    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   1    		 accepted
    T5001309

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Symbolophorus veranyi Species
    (24)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 15
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 1
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5001312

    R:1:0:0:0
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