Symbolophorus
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Symbolophorus is a genus
of lanternfish
in the family
Myctophidae. It feeds on various small forms of sea life, in particular fish.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of lanternfish
Lanternfish
Cooper Lanternfishes are small mesopelagic fish of the large family Myctophidae. One of two families in the order Myctophiformes, the Myctophidae are represented by 246 species in 33 genera, and are found in oceans worldwide. They are aptly named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Myctophidae. It feeds on various small forms of sea life, in particular fish.
Species
- Symbolophorus barnardiSymbolophorus barnardiSymbolophorus barnardi is a lanternfish in the family Myctophidae, found circumglobally in the southern hemisphere between about 30° S and 11° S at depths of between 100 and 800 m. Its length is about 12 cm. It inhabits the deeper waters during the day, and migrates at night to the epipelagic zone....
(Tåning, 1932) - Bogue lanternfish, Symbolophorus boops (Richardson, 1845)
- Bigfin lanternfish, Symbolophorus californiensis (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
- Evermann's lantern fish, Symbolophorus evermanni (Gilbert, 1905)
- Symbolophorus kreffti Hulley, 1981
- Reverse gland lanternfish, Symbolophorus reversus Gago & Ricord, 2005
- Symbolophorus rufinus (Tåning, 1928)
- Large scale lantern fish, Symbolophorus veranyi (Moreau, 1888)