Order Myctophiformes - Lanternfishes
This order includes two families of deepsea pelagic and benthopelagic fishes which share a combination of osteological and musculature characteristics; most have intrinsic bioluminescence.
Families in Australian waters:
References
Stiassny, M.L.J. 1996. Basal ctenosquamate relationships and the interrelationships of the myctophiform (Scopelomorph) fishes, pp. 405-426, In Stiassny, M.L.J., Parenti, L.R. & G.D. Johnson (eds). Interrelationships of Fishes. San Diego : Acadmeic Press, 496 pp.
Okiyama, M. (1984). Myctophiformes: Relationships, pp. 254-259, In H.G. Moser, W.J. Richards, D.M. Cohen, M.P. Fahay, A.W. Kendall, Jr. & S.L. Richardson (eds) Ontogeny and Systematics of Fishes. Spec. Publ. No. 1. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Lawrence, Kansas.