| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Myctophidae | Symbolophorus rufinus | (Taning) | 1928 | Rufous Lanternfish |
All Symbolophorus Species: Two Prc photophores. No photophores above lateral line. AO divided into 2 groups, AOa and AOp; Pol present. Mouth terminal, snout not projecting; jaws short, extending less than 1/2 eye diameter behind orbit. PVO1-2 in an inclined line, with PVO2 usually more than 1 photophore diameter above PVO1; all VO level. One Pol. SAO forming an almost right angle with SAO1 over or in advance of VO3 (FAO 2002).
Symbolophorus rufinus
Unique Characteristics: Pol on or behind vertical through adipose-fin origin; PLO nearer to lateral line than to upper pectoral-fin base; palatine and dentary with numerous rows of minute subequal teeth; gill rakers slender and lath-like (FAO 2020).
Similar Species:
Symbolophorus veranyi, Largetooth Lanternfish
Largetooth Lanternfish, Symbolophorus veranyi. Pol well in advance of vertical through adipose-fin origin; PLO midway between lateral line and upper pectoral-fin base, or nearer upper pectoral-fin base; outer row of teeth on palatine and dentary enlarged; gill rakers spatulate (FAO 2020).
References:
(FAO 2002). The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Volumes 1-3. K.E. Carpenter (ed.). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy. 4099p. (Available at: http://www.fao.org/3/y4160e/y4160e00.htm).
(FAO 2020) Sutton, T.T., P.A. Hulley, R. Wienerroither, D. Zaera-Perez, and J.R. Paxton. 2020. Identification guide to the mesopelagic fishes of the central and south east Atlantic Ocean. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Rome, FAO. 2020. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb0365en.