Biology:Danaphos
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Sternoptychidae |
| Subfamily: | Maurolicinae |
| Genus: | Danaphos Bruun, 1931 |
Danaphos is an oceanic ray-finned fish genus which belongs in the family Sternoptychidae. A common name is bottlelights.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Danaphos asteroscopus Bruun, 1931
- Danaphos oculatus (Garman, 1899) (Bottlelights, Bigeye Lightfish)
Fossils of bottlelights show that the genus was already distinct in the Late Eocene, more than 35 million years ago.[3]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Danaphos in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- ↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) (2004): TSN 162231 – Danaphos. Retrieved 2009-OCT-02
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002): [Danaphos]. In: A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. HTML database excerpt
Wikidata ☰ Q2383560 entry
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