Protomyctophum

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Protomyctophum
Fossil range: Pliocene to Present[1]
Protomyctophum subparallelum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Protomyctophum
Fraser-Brunner , 1949
Species

See text.

Protomyctophum is a genus of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae.

[edit] Species

  • Protomyctophum andriashevi Becker, 1963
  • Arctic telescope, Protomyctophum arcticum (Lütken, 1892)
  • Protomyctophum beckeri Wisner, 1971
  • Protomyctophum bolini (Fraser-Brunner, 1949)
  • Protomyctophum chilense Wisner, 1971
  • Protomyctophum choriodon Hulley, 1981
  • California flashlightfish, Protomyctophum crockeri (Bolin, 1939)
  • Protomyctophum gemmatum Hulley, 1981
  • Protomyctophum luciferum Hulley, 1981
  • Protomyctophum normani (Tåning, 1932)
  • Protomyctophum parallelum (Lönnberg, 1905)
  • Protomyctophum subparallelum (Tåning, 1932)
  • Protomyctophum tenisoni (Norman, 1930)
  • Bigeye lanternfish, Protomyctophum thompsoni (Chapman, 1944)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560.