Myctophum
Encyclopedia
Myctophum is a genus
of lanternfish
in the family
Myctophidae.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of lanternfish
Lanternfish
Cooper Lanternfishes are small mesopelagic fish of the large family Myctophidae. One of two families in the order Myctophiformes, the Myctophidae are represented by 246 species in 33 genera, and are found in oceans worldwide. They are aptly named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Myctophidae.
Species
- Myctophum affine
- Myctophum asperum Myctophum asperumMyctophum asperum, common name the prickly lanternfish, is a species of deep sea fish in the family Myctophidae, the "lanternfish".-Distribution:Myctophum asperum is found in the following regions:...
- Myctophum aurolaternatum
- Myctophum brachygnathum
- Myctophum fissunovi
- Myctophum lunatum
- Myctophum lychnobium
- Myctophum nitidulumMyctophum nitidulumMyctophum nitidulum, common name pearly lanternfish, is a species of deep sea fish in the family Myctophidae, the "lanternfish".-Distribution:This species is circumglobal in all tropical and subtropical seas...
- Myctophum obtusirostre
- Myctophum orientale
- Myctophum ovcharovi
- Myctophum phengodes
- Myctophum punctatum
- Myctophum selenops
- Myctophum spinosum