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Myctophum affine

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Scopelus affinis was named by Lütken (1892). It is extant.

It was recombined as Myctophum (Myctophum) affine by Fraser-Brunner (1949); it was recombined as Myctophum affine by Schwarzhans and Aguilera (2013).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. probenoili, M. punctatus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Scopelus affinis Lütken
1895Myctophum opalinum Goode and Bean
1903Rhinoscopelus oceanicus Jordan and Evermann
1949Myctophum (Myctophum) affine Fraser-Brunner p. 1056
2013Myctophum affine Schwarzhans and Aguilera p. 102

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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)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familyMyctophidaeGill 1893
genusMyctophumRafinesque 1810
speciesaffine(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.

Myctophum affine Lütken 1892
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Invalid names: Myctophum opalinum Goode and Bean 1895 [synonym], Rhinoscopelus oceanicus Jordan and Evermann 1903 [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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Pliocene or 11.62000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Myctophum affine (219219)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Myctophum affine (75042)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Myctophum affine (219199)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Jamaica Myctophum affine (186673)