Bolinichthys

Bolinichthys
Spurcheek Lanternfish (B. photothorax)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Bolinichthys
Paxton, 1972

Bolinichthys is a genus of lanternfishes.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

  • Bolinichthys distofax R. K. Johnson, 1975
  • Bolinichthys indicus (B. G. Nafpaktitis & M. K. Nafpaktitis, 1969) (lanternfish)
  • Bolinichthys longipes (A. B. Brauer, 1906) (popeye lampfish)
  • Bolinichthys nikolayi Becker, 1978 (Nikolay's lanternfish)
  • Bolinichthys photothorax (A. E. Parr, 1928) (spurcheek lanternfish)
  • Bolinichthys pyrsobolus (Alcock, 1890) (fiery lanternfish)
  • Bolinichthys supralateralis (A. E. Parr, 1928) (stubby lanternfish)

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Bolinichthys in FishBase. April 2012 version.


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