Bolinichthys
| Bolinichthys | |
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| Spurcheek Lanternfish (B. photothorax) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Family: | Myctophidae
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| Genus: | Bolinichthys , 1972
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Bolinichthys is a genus of lanternfishes.[1]
Etymology[]
The genus is named in honour of Rolf Ling Bolin (1901–1973), an ichthyologist and lanternfish specialist from the Hopkins Marine Station.[2]
Species[]
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]
- , 1975
- ( & , 1969) (lanternfish)
- (A. B. Brauer, 1906) (popeye lampfish)
- , 1978 (Nikolay's lanternfish)
- (A. E. Parr, 1928) (spurcheek lanternfish)
- (Alcock, 1890) (fiery lanternfish)
- (A. E. Parr, 1928) (stubby lanternfish)
References[]
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Bolinichthys Paxton [J. R.] 1972". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (2018). "Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes)". The ETYFish Project. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Bolinichthys in FishBase. February 2019 version.
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