Table 3. Range of standard length, eye diameter and lens diameter for each of the 61 species of Myctophidae analysed in this study.
| Species | n | SL | Eye ø | Lens ø | stage | Cruise |
| Benthosema glaciale | 1 | 42 | 4.6 | 1.8 | A | 8 |
| B. suborbitale | 2 | 28.2–29.0 | 3.0–3.1 | 1.3 | A | 9 |
| Bolinichthys longipes | 5 | 36.8–45.4 | 3.3–4.4 | 1.5–1.8 | A | 3 |
| B. nikolayi | 4 | 23.3–37.7 | 2.5–4.1 | 1.0–1.8 | A+J | 3 |
| B. supralateralis | 1 | 41.2 | 4.2 | 2.0 | J | 2 |
| Centrobranchus andreae | 1 | 31.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | ? | 1 |
| Ceratoscopelus maderensis | 1 | 52 | 5.1 | 2.1 | A | 8 |
| C. warmingii | 11 | 36.3–71.9 | 3.5–6.6 | 1.4–2.8 | A+J | 1, 3 |
| Diaphus brachycephalus 2 | 2 | 33.9–35.2 | 4.1–4.3 | 1.6–1.8 | A | 3 |
| D. danae 1 | 16 | 81.2–126.4 | 7.2–9.0 | 2.9–3.8 | A | 3 |
| D. fulgens 2 | 1 | 41.2 | 3.9 | 1.8 | ? | 2 |
| D. garmani 1 | 3 | 32.8–42.1 | 2.4–3.5 | 1.0–1.5 | A+J | 4, 9 |
| D. holti 2 | 1 | 40 | 5.1 | 2.1 | A | 8 |
| D. luetkeni 1 | 5 | 35.2–40.8 | 2.3–2.9 | 2.4–3.1 | A+J | 1, 3 |
| D. meadi 2 | 1 | 28.3 | 3.3 | 1.2 | J | 8 |
| D. mollis 2 | 3 | 36.6–66.2 | 3.9–6.5 | 1.6–3.2 | A | 3, 9 |
| D. parri 2 | 5 | 24.9–51.0 | 2.9–5.7 | 1.7–2.4 | A+J | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| D. phillipsi 1 | 4 | 26.2–29.5 | 2.1–2.4 | 1.0 | J | 3 |
| D. regani 1 | 2 | 40.8–42.3 | 2.5–2.8 | 1.2–1.2 | J | 4 |
| D. splendidus 1 | 4 | 26.7–48.1 | 1.5–2.8 | 0.6–1.3 | A+J | 3, 4 |
| D. termophilus 1 | 6 | 48.3–77.3 | 4.2–6.5 | 1.9–3.2 | A+J | 1, 3, 4 |
| D. whitleyi 1 | 2 | 59.5–90.3 | 4.0–5.5 | 1.7–2.6 | A+? | 3 |
| Diogenichthys atlanticus | 7 | 18.0–21.4 | 1.9–2.7 | 0.8–1.0 | A | 9 |
| D. laternatus | 11 | 17.6–31.1 | 2.0–3.2 | 0.7–1.3 | A | 6 |
| Electrona risso | 1 | 46 | 7.0 | 3.0 | A | 8 |
| Gonichthys tenuiculus | 3 | 40.6–49.4 | 2.7–3.5 | 1.3–1.6 | A | 6 |
| Hygophum benoiti | 1 | 45 | 6.2 | 2.3 | A | 8 |
| H. hygomii | 2 | 22.2–57.3 | 3.0–7.5 | 1.1–3.1 | A+J | 9 |
| H. proximum | 4 | 25.8–38.2 | 3.1–4.8 | 1.3–2.1 | A+J | 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Lampadena luminosa | 1 | 104.3 | 8.4 | 3.7 | A | 3 |
| L. urophaos | 1 | 40 | 2.8 | 1.3 | A | 3 |
| Lampanyctus alatus | 9 | 30.3–49.8 | 1.7–3.3 | ?–1.3 | A+J | 3, 4, 9 |
| L. crocodilus | 1 | 31 | 1.7 | 0.6 | J | 8 |
| L. iselinoides | 1 | 34.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | J | 6 |
| L. nobilis | 2 | 36.4–50.4 | 1.7–2.7 | 1.0 | J | 3 |
| L. omostigma | 1 | 27.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | ? | 6 |
| L. parvicauda | 9 | 28.4–106.0 | 1.7–6.4 | 0.9–2.8 | A+J | 6 |
| L. pusillus | 1 | 37 | 2.1 | 0.8 | A | 8 |
| L. vadulus | 4 | 37.4–81.8 | 2.2–5.2 | 0.9–2.12 | A+J | 1, 3, 4 |
| Lobianchia dolfleini | 2 | 27–33.3 | 1.9–2.2 | 1.0 | A | 8 |
| L. gemellari | 4 | 32.3–52.9 | 2.2–3.4 | 0.8–1.3 | A+J | 3 |
| Loweina interrupta | 1 | 25.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | J | 9 |
| Myctophum asperum | 1 | 76.4 | 8.5 | 3.8 | A | 1 |
| M. aurolaternatum | 1 | 57.78 | 5.3 | 2.3 | J | 4 |
| M. brachygnathum | 7 | 65.7–69.7 | 6.8–7.6 | 1.7–3.6 | A+J | 2, 5 |
| M. lychnobium | 4 | 51.0–106.9 | 4.8–11.1 | 2.3–5.0 | A+J | 2, 4 |
| M. nitidulum | 11 | 25.5–85.4 | 2.3–7.1 | 0.9–3.2 | A+J | 6 |
| M. obtusirostre | 3 | 90.9–97.6 | 10.1–10.5 | 4.2–4.7 | A | 2, 4, 5 |
| M. spinosum | 5 | 32.7–87.5 | 3.2–8.7 | 1.4–3.9 | A+J | 1, 2, 4 |
| Nannobrachium cf. nigrum | 7 | 36.3–90.0 | 1.8–4 | 0.8–2.1 | A | 1, 3 |
| N. idostigma | 8 | 31.1–72.2 | 1.5–3.9 | 0.6–2.0 | A+? | 6 |
| N. phyllisae | 3 | 48.9–72.5 | 2.3–3.4 | 0.8–1.4 | A+? | 6 |
| Notolychnus valdiviae | 1 | 21.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | A | 3 |
| Notoscopelus elongatus | 1 | 42 | 3.2 | 1.2 | A | 8 |
| N. kroeyerii | 4 | 95.2–105.1 | 6.1–6.7 | 2.7–2.9 | A | 7 |
| Symbolophorus cf. boops | 1 | 74.0 | 6.0 | 2.3 | J | 6 |
| S. evermanni | 13 | 33.6–65.8 | 2.5–6.2 | 1.0–2.8 | J | 2, 4 |
| S. rufinus | 8 | 30.5–73.7 | 2.1–6.2 | 1.2–2.9 | J | 2, 4 |
| S. veranyi | 1 | 85 | 6.7 | 2.9 | A | 8 |
| Triphoturus nigrescens | 1 | 35.4 | 2.0 | 0.9 | A | 3 |
| T. oculeus | 8 | 30–58.3 | 1.7–4.0 | 0.6–1.6 | ? | 6 |
For each species, the sample size (n), the life stage (A = adult, J = juvenile) and the sample origin (Cruise) is given. For cruise number refer to Table 1. The superscript number for each Diaphus species indicates the group number made from the absence (1) or presence (2) of the So.