Bolinichthys

Bolinichthys
Temporal range: Early Miocene–present
Spurcheek Lanternfish (B. photothorax)
Specimen of Bolinichthys supralateralis from the North Atlantic
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Bolinichthys
Paxton, 1972
Species

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Synonyms
  • Bolinichthyes (misspelling)

Bolinichthys is a genus of lanternfishes.[1][2]

Etymology

The genus is named in honour of Rolf Ling Bolin (1901–1973), an ichthyologist and lanternfish specialist from the Hopkins Marine Station.[3]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[4]

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Bolinichthys Paxton [J. R.] 1972". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  2. ^ "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (2018). "Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes)". The ETYFish Project. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Bolinichthys". FishBase. February 2019 version.
  5. ^ Drazen, Jeffrey C.; De Forest, Lisa G.; Domokos, Reka (2011-05-01). "Micronekton abundance and biomass in Hawaiian waters as influenced by seamounts, eddies, and the moon". Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 58 (5): 557–566. Bibcode:2011DSRI...58..557D. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2011.03.002. ISSN 0967-0637.
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