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Protomyctophum Tenisoni
''Protomyctophum tenisoni'' is a species of lanternfish Lanternfishes (or myctophids, from the Greek μυκτήρ ''myktḗr'', "nose" and ''ophis'', "serpent") are small mesopelagic fish of the large family Myctophidae. One of two families in the order Myctophiformes, the Myctophidae are represented .... References Lampanyctus Taxa named by John Roxborough Norman Fish described in 1930 {{Myctophiformes-stub ...
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John Roxborough Norman
John Roxborough Norman (1898, Wandsworth, London – 26 May 1944, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) was an English ichthyologist. He started as a clerk in a bank. His lifetime affliction with rheumatic fever began during his military service during the First World War. He entered the British Museum in 1921 where he worked for Charles Tate Regan (1878-1943). From 1939 to 1944, he was in charge of the Natural History Museum at Tring as the Curator of Zoology. Norman was the author of, among others, ''A History of Fishes'' (1931) and ''A Draft Synopsis of the Orders, Families and Genera of Recent Fishes'' (1957). He was considered closer to Albert Günther Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther FRS, also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther (3 October 1830 – 1 February 1914), was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. Günther is ranked the second-most productive re ... (1830-1914) than to Regan. See also * :Taxa named by John Roxborough Norman Referenc ...
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Lanternfish
Lanternfishes (or myctophids, from the Greek μυκτήρ ''myktḗr'', "nose" and ''ophis'', "serpent") 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. Lanternfishes are aptly named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence. Their sister family, the Neoscopelidae, are much fewer in number but superficially very similar; at least one neoscopelid shares the common name "lanternfish": the large-scaled lantern fish, ''Neoscopelus macrolepidotus''. Lanternfish are among the most widely distributed, diverse and populous vertebrates, with some estimates suggesting that they may have a total global biomass of 1.8 to 16 gigatonnes, accounting for up to 65% of all deep-sea fish biomass. Commercial fisheries for them exist off South Africa, in the sub-Antarctic, and in the Gulf of Oman. Description Lanternfish typically hav ...
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Lampanyctus
''Lampanyctus'' is a genus of lanternfishes. Species There are currently 39 recognized species in this genus: * ''Lampanyctus acanthurus'' Wisner, 1974 (Spinytail lampfish) * ''Lampanyctus achirus'' Andriashev, 1962 (Cripplefin Lanternfish) * ''Lampanyctus alatus'' Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (Winged lanternfish) * ''Lampanyctus ater'' Tåning, 1928 (Dusky lanternfish) * ''Lampanyctus australis'' Tåning, 1932 (Southern lanternfish) * ''Lampanyctus bristori'' Zahuranec, 2000 * ''Lampanyctus crocodilus'' ( A. Risso, 1810) (Jewel lanternfish) * ''Lampanyctus crypticus'' Zahuranec, 2000 * '' Lampanyctus cuprarius'' Tåning, 1928 * '' Lampanyctus festivus'' Tåning, 1928 (Festive lanternfish) * '' Lampanyctus gibbsi'' Zahuranec, 2000 * '' Lampanyctus hawaiiensis'' Zahuranec, 2000 * '' Lampanyctus hubbsi'' Wisner, 1963 * '' Lampanyctus idostigma'' A. E. Parr, 1931 * '' Lampanyctus indicus'' Zahuranec, 2000 * '' Lampanyctus intricarius'' Tåning, 1928 (Diamondcheek lante ...
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Taxa Named By John Roxborough Norman
In biology, a taxon ( back-formation from '' taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and given a particular ranking, especially if and when it is accepted or becomes established. It is very common, however, for taxonomists to remain at odds over what belongs to a taxon and the criteria used for inclusion. If a taxon is given a formal scientific name, its use is then governed by one of the nomenclature codes specifying which scientific name is correct for a particular grouping. Initial attempts at classifying and ordering organisms (plants and animals) were set forth in Carl Linnaeus's system in ''Systema Naturae'', 10th edition (1758), as well as an unpublished work by Bernard and Antoine Laurent de Jussieu. The idea of a unit-based system of biological classification was first made widely available in 1805 in th ...
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