Protomyctophum tenisoni

Taxonavigation: Myctophiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Scopelomorpha
Ordo: Myctophiformes

Familia: Myctophidae
Genus: Protomyctophum
Species: Protomyctophum tenisoni

Name

Protomyctophum tenisoni (Norman, 1930)

  • Holotype: BMNH 1930.1.12.604.
  • Paratypes: BMNH 1930.1.12.605-611 (8).

Type locality: South Atlantic, 46°25'S, 15°13'E, depth 96 meters.

Etymology: .

Synonyms

Vernacular names

English: Tenison's Lanternfish

References

  • Norman, J.R. 1930. Oceanic fishes and flatfishes collected in 1925-1927. Discovery Reports 2: 261–369, Pl. 2. Reference page. 
  • Saunders, R. A., Collins, M. A., Ward, P., Stowasser, G., Shreeve, R. & Tarling, G. A. 2015. Trophodynamics of Protomyctophum (Myctophidae) in the Scotia Sea (Southern Ocean). Journal of Fish Biology 87(4): 1031–1058. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12776 Reference page. 
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