Myctophum
| Myctophum Temporal range: Late Miocene to Present[1] | |
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| Myctophum asperum | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Myctophum Rafinesque, 1810 |
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Myctophum is a genus of lanternfishes, some species of which, such as M. punctatum are noted for having the Stylophthalmine trait in their larval form.
Species
There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: [2]
- Myctophum affine (Lütken, 1892) (Metallic lantern fish)
- Myctophum asperum J. Richardson, 1845 (Prickly lanternfish)
- Myctophum aurolaternatum Garman, 1899 (Golden lanternfish)
- Myctophum brachygnathum (Bleeker, 1856) (Short-jawed lanternfish)
- Myctophum fissunovi Becker & Borodulina, 1971
- Myctophum indicum (F. Day, 1877)
- Myctophum lunatum Becker & Borodulina, 1978
- Myctophum lychnobium Bolin, 1946
- Myctophum nitidulum Garman, 1899 (Pearly lanternfish)
- Myctophum obtusirostre Tåning, 1928 (Bluntsnout lanternfish)
- Myctophum orientale (C. H. Gilbert, 1913) (Oriental lanternfish)
- Myctophum ovcharovi Tsarin, 1993
- Myctophum phengodes (Lütken, 1892) (Bright lanternfish)
- Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque, 1810 (Spotted lanternfish)
- Myctophum selenops Tåning, 1928 (Wisner's lantern fish)
- Myctophum spinosum (Steindachner, 1867) (Spiny lantern fish)
References
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Myctophum in FishBase. April 2012 version.
See Also
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