Biology:Triphoturus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Triphoturus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Triphoturus
Fraser-Brunner, 1949

Triphoturus is a genus of lanternfishes.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Triphoturus mexicanus (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Mexican lampfish)
  • Triphoturus nigrescens (A. B. Brauer, 1904) (Highseas lampfish)
  • Triphoturus oculeum (Garman, 1899)

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q1990438 entry