Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Sternoptychidae Scientific name Danaphos | Phylum Chordata Order Stomiiformes Subfamily Maurolicinae Rank Genus | |
Similar Valenciennellus, Stomiiformes, Polyipnus, Sternoptyx, Polymetme | ||
Danaphos is an oceanic ray-finned fish genus which belongs in the family Sternoptychidae. A common name is bottlelights.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
Fossils of bottlelights show that the genus was already distinct in the Late Eocene, more than 35 million years ago.
References
Danaphos Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA