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Hygophum hygomi (Bermuda lantern fish)

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Scopelus hygomii was named by Lütken (1892). It is extant. It is the type species of Hygophum.

It was recombined as Hygophum hygomi by Fraser-Brunner (1949), Brzobohaty and Nolf (1996) and Girone et al. (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Scopelus hygomii Lütken
1895Myctophum remiger Goode and Bean
1949Hygophum hygomi Fraser-Brunner p. 1050
1996Hygophum hygomi Brzobohaty and Nolf p. 157
2006Hygophum hygomi Girone et al. p. 656

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familyMyctophidaeGill 1893
genusHygophumBolin 1939
specieshygomi(Lütken 1892)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Hygophum hygomi Lütken 1892 [Bermuda lantern fish]
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Invalid names: Myctophum remiger Goode and Bean 1895 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:28:48
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:28:48
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 20.44000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Venezuela (Paraguana) Hygophum hygomi (118106)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Hygophum hygomi (219196)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Hygophum hygomi (219197)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Hygophum hygomi (220502)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Hygophum hygomi (210257)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy Hygophum hygomi (210258)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy Hygophum hygomi (159096)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Italy Hygophum hygomi (159378 159455)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Hygophum hygomi (159140)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Italy Hygophum hygomi (159361)