Myctophum
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.
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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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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)
See also
References
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Myctophum in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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