Hygophum

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Hygophum
Hygophum benoiti.jpg
Benoit's Lanternfish (H. benoiti)
Hygophum hygomii.jpg
Bermuda Lanternfish (H. hygomii)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Order:
Family:
Myctophidae
Genus:
Hygophum

Bolin, 1939

Hygophum is a genus of lanternfishes.

Species[]

There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • (Garman, 1899) (Thickhead lanternfish)
  • Hygophum benoiti (Cocco, 1838) (Benoit's lanternfish)
  • , 1971
  • (Tåning, 1932) (Hansen's lanternfish)
  • (Lütken, 1892) (Bermuda lantern fish)
  • (Günther, 1864) (Large-finned lanternfish)
  • , 1965 (Firefly lanternfish)
  • (Lütken, 1892) (Reinhardt's lantern fish)
  • , 1965

References[]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Hygophum in FishBase. April 2012 version.


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