Protomyctophum choriodon

Taxonavigation: Myctophiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Superordo: Scopelomorpha Ordo: Myctophiformes

Familia: Myctophidae
Genus: Protomyctophum
Species: Protomyctophum choriodon

Name

Protomyctophum choriodon Hulley, 1981

• Holotype: ISH 1541-1966a.
• Paratypes: ISH 1541-1966b-g (6).

Type locality: Southwestern Atlantic, 35°47'S, 52°52'W, Walther Herwig station 417/66, depth 270 meters.

Etymology: .

Synonyms

• Protomyctophum (Protomyctophum) choriodon Hulley, 1981

Vernacular names

English: Gaptooth Lanternfish

References

• Hulley, P. A. 1981. Results of the research cruises of FRV Walther Herwig to South America. LVIII. Family Myctophidae (Osteichthyes, Myctophiformes). Archiv für Fischereiwissenschaft 31 (Beiheft 1): 1–303. Reference page. 
• Saunders, R. A., Collins, M. A., Ward, P., Stowasser, G., Shreeve, R. & Tarling, G. A. 2015. Trophodynamics of Protomyctophum (Myctophidae) in the Scotia Sea (Southern Ocean). Journal of Fish Biology 87(4): 1031–1058. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12776 Reference page. 

Links

• Protomyctophum choriodon in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
• Protomyctophum choriodon in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

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