Myctophum

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Myctophum selenops

Myctophum is a genus of lanternfishes which have the Stylophthalmine trait.

Species[change | change source]

  • 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[change | change source]

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

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