Bolinichthys
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| Bolinichthys Temporal range:
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| File:Bolinichthys photothorax.jpg | |
| Spurcheek Lanternfish (B. photothorax) | |
| File:Bolinichthys supralateralis.jpg | |
| Specimen of Bolinichthys supralateralis from the North Atlantic | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Bolinichthys Paxton, 1972 |
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Bolinichthys is a genus of lanternfishes.[1][2]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The genus is named in honour of Rolf Ling Bolin (1901–1973), an ichthyologist and lanternfish specialist from the Hopkins Marine Station.[3]
Species
[edit | edit source]The currently recognized species in this genus are:[4]
- Bolinichthys distofax R. K. Johnson, 1975
- Bolinichthys indicus (B. G. Nafpaktitis & M. K. Nafpaktitis, 1969) (lanternfish)
- Bolinichthys longipes (A. B. Brauer, 1906) (popeye lampfish)[5]
- Bolinichthys nikolayi Becker, 1978 (Nikolay's lanternfish)
- Bolinichthys photothorax (A. E. Parr, 1928) (spurcheek lanternfish)
- Bolinichthys pyrsobolus (Alcock, 1890) (fiery lanternfish)
- Bolinichthys supralateralis (A. E. Parr, 1928) (stubby lanternfish)
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