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Myctophum punctatum (spotted lanternfish)

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Myctophum punctatum was named by Rafinesque (1810). It is extant.

It was recombined as Myctophum (Myctophum) punctatum by Fraser-Brunner (1949).

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque
1828Scopelus caninianus Cuvier and Valenciennes
1881Scopelus heideri Steindachner
1884Scopelus mulleri Goode
1949Myctophum (Myctophum) punctatum Fraser-Brunner p. 1056
1983Myctophum punctatum Nolf and Steurbaut p. 158
2006Myctophum punctatum 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)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familyMyctophidaeGill 1893
genusMyctophumRafinesque 1810
speciespunctatumRafinesque 1810

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 punctatum Rafinesque 1810 [spotted lanternfish]
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Invalid names: Scopelus caninianus Cuvier and Valenciennes 1828 [synonym], Scopelus heideri Steindachner 1881 [synonym], Scopelus mulleri Goode 1884 [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 Middle Pleistocene or 11.62000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Myctophum punctatum (70491 78437 187504 187507)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece (Crete) Myctophum punctatum (207586)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy Myctophum punctatum (159096)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Greece (Rhodes) Myctophum punctatum (207571)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Greece (Zakynthos) Myctophum punctatum (207576)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Italy Myctophum punctatum (159378 159455 159823)
Gelasian - Ionian2.588 - 0.129Greece (Rhodes) Myctophum punctatum (207578)
Gelasian - Ionian2.588 - 0.129Greece (Kephallonia) Myctophum punctatum (207577)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Myctophum punctatum (159288)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Greece (Rhodes) Myctophum punctatum (207575)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Greece (Rhodes) Myctophum punctatum (207568 207570)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Italy Myctophum punctatum (159361)