Bolinichthys

Updated on Dec 16, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Myctophidae Rank Genus		Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Myctophiformes

Similar Lampadena, Lobianchia, Diogenichthys, Ceratoscopelus, Nannobrachium

Bolinichthys is a genus of lanternfishes.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

Bolinichthys distofax R. K. Johnson, 1975

Bolinichthys indicus (B. G. Nafpaktitis & M. K. Nafpaktitis, 1969) (lanternfish)

Bolinichthys longipes (A. B. Brauer, 1906) (popeye lampfish)

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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