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Myctophum townsendi

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Myctophum townsendi was named by Eigenmann and Eigenmann (1889). It is extant.

It was recombined as Ceratoscopelus townsendi by Fraser-Brunner (1949), Fierstine et al. (2012), Schwarzhans and Ohe (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Myctophum townsendi Eigenmann and Eigenmann
1949Ceratoscopelus townsendi Fraser-Brunner p. 1093
2012Ceratoscopelus townsendi Fierstine et al. p. 52
2019Ceratoscopelus townsendi Schwarzhans and Ohe p. 369

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familyMyctophidaeGill 1893
genusMyctophumRafinesque 1810
speciestownsendiEigenmann and Eigenmann 1889

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 townsendi Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1889
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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, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available