Hygophum
Appearance
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Hygophum | |
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Benoit's lanternfish (H. benoiti) | |
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Bermuda lanternfish (H. hygomii) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Myctophiformes |
Family: | Myctophidae |
Genus: | Hygophum Bolin, 1939 |
Hygophum is a genus of lanternfishes.
Species
[edit]There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Hygophum atratum (Garman, 1899) (Thickhead lanternfish)
- Hygophum benoiti (Cocco, 1838) (Benoit's lanternfish)
- Hygophum bruuni Wisner, 1971
- Hygophum hanseni (Tåning, 1932) (Hansen's lanternfish)
- Hygophum hygomii (Lütken, 1892) (Bermuda lantern fish)
- Hygophum macrochir (Günther, 1864) (Large-finned lanternfish)
- Hygophum proximum Becker, 1965 (Firefly lanternfish)
- Hygophum reinhardtii (Lütken, 1892) (Reinhardt's lantern fish)
- Hygophum taaningi Becker, 1965
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Hygophum in FishBase. April 2012 version.