genus
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lanternfish
Lanternfish (or myctophids, from the Greek language, Greek μυκτήρ ''myktḗr'', "nose" and ''ophis'', "serpent") are small mesopelagic fish of the large family (biology), family Myctophidae. One of two families in the order Myctophiformes, ...
es, some species of which, such as ''M. punctatum'', are noted for having the
Stylophthalmine trait
The stylophthalmine trait is an adaptation present in the larvae of several different species of actinopterygian fish. It is characterised by the development of elliptically shaped eyes, which are situated at the apex of long periscopic stalks e ...
in their larval form.
Species
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:
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Myctophum affine
''Myctophum affine'', the metallic lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish native to the Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It cov ...
Myctophum aurolaternatum
''Myctophum aurolaternatum'', the golden lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish
Lanternfish (or myctophids, from the Greek language, Greek μυκτήρ ''myktḗr'', "nose" and ''ophis'', "serpent") are small mesopelagic fish of the large f ...
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Garman Garman is a surname or first name. Notable people with the name include:
Sports
* Ann Garman, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
* Judi Garman (born 1954), American softball coach
* Mike Garman (born 1949), American baseball pla ...
, 1899 (Golden lanternfish)
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Myctophum brachygnathum
''Myctophum brachygnathum'', the short-jawed lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish
Lanternfish (or myctophids, from the Greek language, Greek μυκτήρ ''myktḗr'', "nose" and ''ophis'', "serpent") are small mesopelagic fish of the lar ...
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Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Myctophum fissunovi
''Myctophum fissunovi'' is a species of lanternfish
Lanternfish (or myctophids, from the Greek language, Greek μυκτήρ ''myktḗr'', "nose" and ''ophis'', "serpent") are small mesopelagic fish of the large family (biology), family Myctop ...
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Becker
Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany, it can also derive from th ...
Myctophum indicum
''Myctophum indicum'' is a species of lanternfish
Lanternfish (or myctophids, from the Greek language, Greek μυκτήρ ''myktḗr'', "nose" and ''ophis'', "serpent") are small mesopelagic fish of the large family (biology), family Myctophi ...
Becker
Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany, it can also derive from th ...
Myctophum lychnobium
''Myctophum lychnobium'' is a species of lanternfish
Lanternfish (or myctophids, from the Greek language, Greek μυκτήρ ''myktḗr'', "nose" and ''ophis'', "serpent") are small mesopelagic fish of the large family (biology), family Mycto ...
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Bolin Bolin is a surname or given name.
Given name
* Bolin Chetia, Indian politician
*Chen Bolin (born 1983), Taiwanese actor
* Chi Po-lin (1964–2017), Taiwanese documentary filmmaker
*Liu Bolin (born 1973), Chinese performance artist "The Invisible M ...
, 1946
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Myctophum nitidulum
''Myctophum nitidulum'', common name pearly lanternfish, is a species of deep sea fish in the family (biology), family Myctophidae, the "lanternfish".
Description
''Myctophum nitidulum'' grows to a maximum length of .
Distribution
This species ...
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Garman Garman is a surname or first name. Notable people with the name include:
Sports
* Ann Garman, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
* Judi Garman (born 1954), American softball coach
* Mike Garman (born 1949), American baseball pla ...
, 1899 (Pearly lanternfish)
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Myctophum orientale
''Myctophum orientale'', the Oriental lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish
Lanternfish (or myctophids, from the Greek language, Greek μυκτήρ ''myktḗr'', "nose" and ''ophis'', "serpent") are small mesopelagic fish of the large fami ...
'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1913) (Oriental lanternfish)
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Myctophum ovcharovi
''Myctophum ovcharovi'' is a species of lanternfish
Lanternfish (or myctophids, from the Greek language, Greek μυκτήρ ''myktḗr'', "nose" and ''ophis'', "serpent") are small mesopelagic fish of the large family (biology), family Myctop ...
Myctophum punctatum
''Myctophum punctatum'' is a species of mesopelagic fish in the family Myctophidae. Its common name is spotted lanternfish, sometimes spelled spotted lanterfish. It is found in the Northern Atlantic and in the Mediterranean at depths down to 1 ...
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Rafinesque
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (; 22 October 178318 September 1840) was a French early 19th-century polymath born near Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire and self-educated in France. He traveled as a young man in the United States, ult ...
, 1810 (Spotted lanternfish)
See also
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Stylophthalmus
''Stylophthalmus'' (meaning 'stem-eye') was a name used for what was previously believed to be a genus of fish with eyes perched upon periscopic stalks, known in some cases to be almost one third of the length of the animal's actual body. It is n ...