Tarletonbeania
Tarletonbeania is a genus of lanternfishes found in the Pacific Ocean.
| Tarletonbeania | |
|---|---|
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| Blue Lanternfish (T. crenularis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Tarletonbeania C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1890 |
Etymology
The genus is named after ichthyologist Tarleton H. Bean (1846-1916), of the U.S. National Museum.[1]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Tarletonbeania crenularis (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880) (Blue lanternfish)
- Tarletonbeania taylori Mead, 1953
References
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Tarletonbeania in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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