Taaningichthys
| Taaningichthys | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | Myctophidae
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| Genus: | Taaningichthys Bolin, 1959
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Taaningichthys is a genus of lanternfishes.[1]
Etymology[]
The genus is named in honour of Åge Vedel Tåning, a Danish lanternfish expert.[2]
Species[]
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Taaningichthys bathyphilus (Tåning, 1928) (Deepwater lanternfish)
- Taaningichthys minimus (Tåning, 1928)
- Taaningichthys paurolychnus , 1972
References[]
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Taaningichthys Bolin [R. L.] 1959". 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 Taaningichthys in FishBase. February 2019 version.
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