Hygophum hygomi Lütken 1892 (Bermuda lantern fish)

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Alternative combination: Scopelus hygomii

Synonym: Myctophum remiger Goode and Bean 1895

Belongs to Hygophum according to A. Girone et al. 2006

See also Brzobohaty and Nolf 1996 and Fraser-Brunner 1949

Sister taxa: Hygophum acutiventris, Hygophum agatense, Hygophum agrigentensis, Hygophum benoiti, Hygophum circularis, Hygophum derthonensis, Hygophum germanicum, Hygophum macrochir, Hygophum orcianensis, Hygophum pabloensis, Hygophum probenoiti, Hygophum proximum, Hygophum reinhardtii, Hygophum rotundum, Hygophum taaningi, Myctophum (Hygophum) hanseni

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Italy (5 collections)

• Pliocene of Italy (2)

• Miocene of France (2), Italy (1), Venezuela (1)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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