Bolinichthys

<i>Bolinichthys</i>

Bolinichthys

Genus of fishes


Bolinichthys is a genus of lanternfishes.[1][2]

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Etymology

The genus is named in honour of Rolf Ling Bolin (1901–1973), an ichthyologist and lanternfish specialist from the Hopkins Marine Station.[3]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[4]

  • Bolinichthys distofax R. K. Johnson, 1975
  • Bolinichthys indicus (B. G. Nafpaktitis & M. K. Nafpaktitis, 1969) (lanternfish)
  • Bolinichthys longipes (A. B. Brauer, 1906) (popeye lampfish)[5]
  • Bolinichthys nikolayi Becker, 1978 (Nikolay's lanternfish)
  • Bolinichthys photothorax (A. E. Parr, 1928) (spurcheek lanternfish)
  • Bolinichthys pyrsobolus (Alcock, 1890) (fiery lanternfish)
  • Bolinichthys supralateralis (A. E. Parr, 1928) (stubby lanternfish)

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Bolinichthys Paxton [J. R.] 1972". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  2. "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (2018). "Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes)". The ETYFish Project. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Bolinichthys in FishBase. February 2019 version.
  5. Drazen, Jeffrey C.; De Forest, Lisa G.; Domokos, Reka (2011-05-01). "Micronekton abundance and biomass in Hawaiian waters as influenced by seamounts, eddies, and the moon". Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 58 (5): 557–566. Bibcode:2011DSRI...58..557D. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2011.03.002. ISSN 0967-0637.

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