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Myctophum

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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

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderMyctophiformes
  5. FamilyMyctophidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded20,352

via GBIF

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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