Symbolophorus

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Symbolophorus
Fossil range: Miocene to Present[1]
Symbolophorus barnardi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Symbolophorus
Bolin & Wisner in Bolin, 1959
Species

See text.

Symbolophorus is a genus of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae.

[edit] Species

  • Symbolophorus barnardi (Tåning, 1932)
  • Bogue lanternfish, Symbolophorus boops (Richardson, 1845)
  • Bigfin lanternfish, Symbolophorus californiensis (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
  • Evermann's lantern fish, Symbolophorus evermanni (Gilbert, 1905)
  • Symbolophorus kreffti Hulley, 1981
  • Reverse gland lanternfish, Symbolophorus reversus Gago & Ricord, 2005
  • Symbolophorus rufinus (Tåning, 1928)
  • Large scale lantern fish, Symbolophorus veranyi (Moreau, 1888)

[edit] References

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