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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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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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- Myctophum
- taxon name
- Myctophum
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Myctophum
- start time
- 11300000-0
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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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