| Valid name | Lampanyctus |
| Synonym | Type: Nyctophus bonapartii Cocco = Gasteropelecus crocodilus Risso, by monotypy. |
| Synonym | Lampanyctus Bonaparte, 1840 |
| Synonym | Nannobrachium Günther, 1887, south of Philippine Islands, by monotypy). |
| Synonym | Gender: M; Iconogr. Fauna ital., 3, fasc. 27, pta. 139 |
| Synonym | Serpa Whitley, 1933, Rec. Aust. Mus., 19: 64 (type: Scopelus crocodilus (Risso), by orig. design.). |