Biology:Taaningichthys
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Taaningichthys Bolin, 1959 |
Taaningichthys is a genus of lanternfishes.[1]
Etymology
The genus is named in honour of Åge Vedel Tåning, a Danish lanternfish expert.[2]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Taaningichthys bathyphilus (Tåning, 1928) (Deepwater lanternfish)
- Taaningichthys minimus (Tåning, 1928)
- Taaningichthys paurolychnus Davy, 1972
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Taaningichthys Bolin [R. L. 1959"]. California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=8841.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (2018). "Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes)". The ETYFish Project. https://www.etyfish.org/myctophiformes/.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Taaningichthys in FishBase. February 2019 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2313735 entry
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