| Bolinichthys Temporal range: | |
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| Spurcheek Lanternfish (B. photothorax) | |
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| Specimen of Bolinichthys supralateralis from the North Atlantic | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Bolinichthys Paxton, 1972 |
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Bolinichthys is a genus of lanternfishes. [1] [2]
The genus is named in honour of Rolf Ling Bolin (1901–1973), an ichthyologist and lanternfish specialist from the Hopkins Marine Station. [3]
The currently recognized species in this genus are: [4]
Lanternfish are small mesopelagic fish of the large family Myctophidae. One of two families in the order Myctophiformes, the Myctophidae are represented by 246 species in 33 genera, and are found in oceans worldwide. Lanternfishes are aptly named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence. Their sister family, the Neoscopelidae, are much fewer in number but superficially very similar; at least one neoscopelid shares the common name "lanternfish": the large-scaled lantern fish, Neoscopelus macrolepidotus.
Symbolophorus is a genus of lanternfishes. It feeds on various small forms of sea life, in particular fish. Some species in this genus are known to exhibit the Stylophthalmine trait in their larval form
Electrona is a genus of lanternfishes in the family Myctophidae.
Lampanyctus is a genus of lanternfishes.
Diaphus is a genus of lanternfishes. It is the most species-rich lanternfish genus.
Myctophum is a genus of lanternfishes, some species of which, such as M. punctatum, are noted for having the Stylophthalmine trait in their larval form.
Lampadena is a genus of lanternfishes.
Nannobrachium is a genus of lanternfishes.
Notoscopelus is a genus of lanternfishes.
Scopelopsis multipunctatus, the multispotted lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish. This species grows to a length of 9.5 cm.
Taaningichthys is a genus of lanternfishes.
Åge Vedel Tåning was a Danish ichthyologist. He was a director of the Carlsberg Laboratory, the Dana collection and the Danish Fisheries Research Station.
Rolf Ling Bolin was an American academic ichthyologist. A genus of lanternfish, Bolinichthys, is named for him.
Albert Eide Parr was an American marine biologist, zoologist and oceanographer. He was the director of the American Museum of Natural History from 1942 to 1959. Parrosaurus missouriensis, a species of plant-eating dinosaur, is named after him.
Cocco's lantern fish, also called Gemellar's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish.
The spothead lantern fish, also called the bluntnose lanternfish, is a species of fish in the family Myctophidae (lanternfish).
Diaphus parri, also known as Parr's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found worldwide.
Diaphus nielseni is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Diaphus megalops is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-west Pacific.
Diaphus basileusi is a species of lanternfish found in the western Indian Ocean.
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