Myctophiformes
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{{Taxobox
| color = pink
| name = Myctophiformes
| image = Myctophum punctatum.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Spotted lanternfish, Myctophum punctatum
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Actinopterygii
| ordo = Myctophiformes
| subdivision_ranks = Families
| subdivision =
Neoscopelidae
Myctophidae
}}
Myctophiformes is an order of ray-finned fish consisting of two families of deep-sea marine fish, most notably the highly abundant lanternfishes (Myctophidae).
The order is similar to Aulopiformes, but the pharyngobranchial structure is more standard.
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