''Protomyctophum'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 Myctophidae. One of two families in the order Myctophiformes, ...
es.
Species
There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Protomyctophum andriashevi''
Becker, 1963
* ''
Protomyctophum arcticum''
( Lütken, 1892) (Arctic telescope)
* ''
Protomyctophum beckeri''
Wisner, 1971
* ''
Protomyctophum bolini''
( Fraser-Brunner, 1949)
* ''
Protomyctophum chilense''
Wisner, 1971
* ''
Protomyctophum choriodon''
Hulley, 1981
* ''
Protomyctophum crockeri''
( Bolin, 1939) (California flashlightfish)
* ''
Protomyctophum gemmatum''
Hulley, 1981
* ''
Protomyctophum kolaevi''
Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''. , group=n ( – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor who l ...
, 2004
* ''
Protomyctophum luciferum''
Hulley, 1981
* ''
Protomyctophum mcginnisi''
Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''. , group=n ( – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor who l ...
, 2005
* ''
Protomyctophum normani''
( Tåning, 1932) (Norman's lanternfish)
* ''
Protomyctophum parallelum''
( Lönnberg, 1905) (Parallel lanternfish)
* ''
Protomyctophum subparallelum''
( Tåning, 1932) (Subparallel lanternfish)
* ''
Protomyctophum tenisoni''
( Norman, 1930)
* ''
Protomyctophum thompsoni''
( W. M. Chapman, 1944) (Bigeye lanternfish)
References
Myctophidae
Extant Pliocene first appearances
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Alec Fraser-Brunner
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