Myctophum
| Myctophum Temporal range:
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| Myctophum punctatum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| 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
There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:[4]
- Myctophum affine (Lütken, 1892) (Metallic lantern fish)
- Myctophum aurolaternatum Garman, 1899 (Golden lanternfish)
- Myctophum fissunovi Becker & Borodulina, 1971
- Myctophum imperceptum Becker & Borodulina, 1971
- Myctophum indicum (F. Day, 1877) (Incertae sedis)
- Myctophum lunatum Becker & Borodulina, 1978
- Myctophum nitidulum Garman, 1899 (Pearly lanternfish)
- Myctophum ovcharovi Tsarin, 1993
- Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque, 1810 (Spotted lanternfish); type species
See also
References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 5–560.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Myctophum". FishBase. February 2024 version.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Myctophum". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Myctophum". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 January 2026.