Hygophum is a genus of lanternfishes.
| Hygophum | |
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| Benoit's lanternfish (H. benoiti) | |
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| Bermuda lanternfish (H. hygomii) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Hygophum Bolin, 1939 |
Species
editThere are currently nine recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Hygophum atratum (Garman, 1899) (Thickhead lanternfish)
- Hygophum benoiti (Cocco, 1838) (Benoit's lanternfish)
- Hygophum bruuni Wisner, 1971
- Hygophum hanseni (Tåning, 1932) (Hansen's lanternfish)
- Hygophum hygomii (Lütken, 1892) (Bermuda lantern fish)
- Hygophum macrochir (Günther, 1864) (Large-finned lanternfish)
- Hygophum proximum Becker, 1965 (Firefly lanternfish)
- Hygophum reinhardtii (Lütken, 1892) (Reinhardt's lantern fish)
- Hygophum taaningi Becker, 1965
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Hygophum". FishBase. April 2012 version.
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