Taaningichthys
Taaningichthys is a genus of lanternfishes.[1]
| Taaningichthys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Taaningichthys Bolin, 1959 |
Etymology
The genus is named in honour of Åge Vedel Tåning, a Danish lanternfish expert.[2]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Taaningichthys bathyphilus (Tåning, 1928) (Deepwater lanternfish)
- Taaningichthys minimus (Tåning, 1928)
- Taaningichthys paurolychnus Davy, 1972
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Taaningichthys Bolin [R. L.] 1959". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (2018). "Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes)". The ETYFish Project. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Taaningichthys in FishBase. February 2019 version.
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