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''Triphoturus'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
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 ...
es.


Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * ''
Triphoturus mexicanus ''Triphoturus'' is a genus of lanternfishes. Species There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * ''Triphoturus mexicanus'' (Charles Henry Gilbert, C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Mexican lampfish) * ''Triphoturus nigrescens'' (August Ber ...
'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Mexican lampfish) * ''
Triphoturus nigrescens ''Triphoturus'' is a genus of lanternfishes. Species There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * ''Triphoturus mexicanus ''Triphoturus'' is a genus of lanternfishes. Species There are currently three recognized species in ...
'' ( A. B. Brauer, 1904) (Highseas lampfish) * ''
Triphoturus oculeum ''Triphoturus'' is a genus of lanternfishes. Species There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * ''Triphoturus mexicanus'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Mexican lampfish) * ''Triphoturus nigrescens ''Triphoturus'' is a genus of ...
'' (
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, 1899)


References

Myctophidae Taxa named by Alec Fraser-Brunner Marine fish genera {{Myctophiformes-stub