Biology:Polymetme

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Polymetme
Rendezvous fish ( Polymetme corythaeola ).jpg
Rendezvous fish (P. corythaeola)
Polymetme illustris.jpg
Brilliant lightfish (P. illustris)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Phosichthyidae
Genus: Polymetme
McCulloch, 1926

Polymetme is a genus of lightfishes.

Species

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

  • Polymetme andriashevi Parin & Borodulina, 1990
  • Polymetme corythaeola (Alcock, 1898) (Rendezvous fish)
  • Polymetme elongata (Matsubara, 1938)
  • Polymetme illustris McCulloch, 1926 (Brilliant lightfish)
  • Polymetme surugaensis (Matsubara, 1943) (Suruga lightfish)
  • Polymetme thaeocoryla Parin & Borodulina, 1990

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q3761131 entry