Kalmar "Myctophidae" tana nufin dangin ƙanana, kifin zurfin teku na bioluminescent wanda aka fi sani da lanternfishes. Ana samun su a cikin tekuna a duniya kuma suna da muhimmin ɓangare na jerin abinci na teku, suna zama ganima ga manyan kifi, tsuntsaye, da dabbobi masu shayarwa na ruwa. Sunan "Myctophidae" ya fito ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "mykter" ma'ana hanci da "ophis" ma'ana maciji, yana nufin tsayin daka na jikinsu.