Synonyma
Dactylostomias Garman, 1899 ― Dactylostomias filifer Garman, 1899
Gnathostomias Pappenheim, 1912 ― Gnathostomias longifilis Pappenheim, 1914
Nasistomias Koefoed, 1956 ― Nasistomias curvatus Koefoed, 1956
Notopodichthys Regan & Trewavas, 1930 ― Bathophilus brevis Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Parabathophilus Matallanas, 1984 ― Parabathophilus gloriae Matallanas, 1984
Trichochirus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 ― Bathophilus pawneei Parr, 1927
Trichostomias Zugmayer, 1911 ― Trichostomias vaillanti Zugmayer, 1911
Typový druh
Bathophilus nigerrimus Giglioli, 1882
Původní popis
Giglioli E. H. 1882. New deep-sea fish from the Mediterranean. Nature (Lond.) v. 27. 198-199.
Přehled druhů
Bathophilus abarbatus Barnett & Gibbs, 1968
svítivka bezvousá
Bathophilus altipinnis Beebe, 1933
svítivka vysokoploutvá
Bathophilus ater (Brauer, 1902)
svítivka černá
Bathophilus brevis Regan & Trewavas, 1930
svítivka vysokotělá
Bathophilus cwyanorum Barnett & Gibbs, 1968
Bathophilus digitatus (Welsh, 1923)
svítivka prstovitá
Bathophilus filifer (Garman, 1899)
svítivka vláknitá
Bathophilus flemingi Aron & McCrery, 1958
svítivka Flemingova
Bathophilus indicus (Brauer, 1902)
svítivka indická
Bathophilus irregularis Norman, 1930
svítivka nepravidelná
Bathophilus kingi Barnett & Gibbs, 1968
svítivka Kingova
Bathophilus longipes Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Bathophilus longipinnis (Pappenheim, 1914)
svítivka dlouhoploutvá
Bathophilus metallicus (Welsh, 1923)
Bathophilus nigerrimus Giglioli, 1882
svítivka černavá
Bathophilus novicki Barnett & Gibbs, 1968
Bathophilus pawneei Parr, 1927
svítivka velkoústá
Bathophilus proximus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
svítivka hlubokomořská
Bathophilus schizochirus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
svítivka tmavohnědá
Bathophilus vaillanti (Zugmayer, 1911)
svítivka Vaillantova
