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Myctophum
Sign in to saveMyctophum is a genus of lanternfishes, some species of which, such as M. punctatum, are noted for having the Stylophthalmine trait in their larval form.
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Vinony's link graph records 23 inbound references to Myctophum, and connects out to Animalia, species and Chordata.
It is catalogued under topics including Extant Miocene first appearances, Marine fish genera and Myctophidae.
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Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderMyctophiformes
- FamilyMyctophidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 859
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Myctophidae
- Collections
- CM, UWFC, ICML-UNAM, USNM
- Recorded in
- Algeria, Indonesia, Mexico, Dominica
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Myctophidae
- Image
- Myctophum asperum.jpg
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- Commons category
- Myctophum
- taxon name
- Myctophum
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Myctophum
- start time
- 11300000-0
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Encyclopedic overview
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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.
== Species == There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus: Myctophum affine (Lütken, 1892) (Metallic lantern fish) Myctophum aurolaternatum Garman, 1899 (Golden lanternfish) Myctophum fissunovi Becker & Borodulina, 1971 Myctophum imperceptum Becker & Borodulina, 1971 Myctophum indicum (F. Day, 1877) (Incertae sedis) Myctophum lunatum Becker & Borodulina, 1978 Myctophum nitidulum Garman, 1899 (Pearly lanternfish) Myctophum ovcharovi Tsarin, 1993 Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque, 1810 (Spotted lanternfish); type species
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