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Hygophum hygomi (Bermuda lantern fish)

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

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

It was recombined as Hygophum hygomi by Brzobohaty and Nolf (1996) and Girone et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Scopelus hygomii Lütken
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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available