Myctophum
| Myctophum Temporal range:
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| Myctophum asperum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Myctophum Rafinesque, 1810 |
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Myctophum is a genus of lanternfishes,[2][3] some species of which, such as M. punctatum, are noted for having the Stylophthalmine trait in their larval form.
Species
[edit]There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Myctophum affine (Lütken, 1892) (Metallic lantern fish)
- 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 orientale (C. H. Gilbert, 1913) (Oriental lanternfish)
- Myctophum ovcharovi Tsarin, 1993
- Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque, 1810 (Spotted lanternfish)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 5–560.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Myctophum in FishBase. February 2024 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Myctophum". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
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