Tarletonbeania

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Tarletonbeania
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Blue Lanternfish (T. crenularis)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Tarletonbeania
C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1890

Tarletonbeania is a genus of lanternfishes found in the Pacific Ocean.

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Etymology

The genus is named after ichthyologist Tarleton H. Bean (1846-1916), of the U.S. National Museum. [1]

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [2]

References

  1. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Tarletonbeania". FishBase . April 2012 version.


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