| 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.
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus: [1]
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.
Protomyctophum is a genus of lanternfishes.
Lampanyctus is a genus of lanternfishes.
Ceratoscopelus is a genus of lanternfish.
Diaphus is a genus of lanternfishes. It is the most species-rich lanternfish genus.
Warming's lantern fish, Ceratoscopelus warmingii, is a lanternfish of the family Myctophidae, found circumglobally in both hemispheres, at depths of between 700 and 1,500 m during the day and between 20 and 200 m at night. Its length is about 8 cm (3.15 in).
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.
Christian Frederik Lütken, was a Danish zoologist and naturalist.
Benthosema is a genus of lanternfishes.
Centrobranchus is a genus of lanternfishes.
Gonichthys is a genus of lanternfishes.
Lobianchia is a genus of lanternfishes found in the Atlantic Ocean.
Loweina is a small genus of lanternfishes.
Metelectrona is a genus of lanternfishes.
Nannobrachium is a genus of lanternfishes.
Myctophum punctatum is a species of mesopelagic fish in the family Myctophidae. Its common name is spotted lanternfish, sometimes spelled spotted lanterfish. It is found in the Northern Atlantic and in the Mediterranean at depths down to 1000m. It is one of the dominant species in midwater assemblages near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Myctophum phengodes, the Bright lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish.
Gonichthys cocco, often called the Cocco's lanternfish, is a species of oceanodromous lanternfish.
The Benoit's lanternfish is a species of widespread oceanodromous lanternfish.
Diaphus luetkeni, Luetken's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found worldwide.
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