Hygophum

Hygophum
Benoit's Lanternfish (H. benoiti)
Bermuda Lanternfish (H. hygomii)
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Hygophum

Bolin, 1939

Hygophum is a genus of lanternfishes.

Species

There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Hygophum atratum (Garman, 1899) (Thickhead lanternfish)
  • Hygophum benoiti (Cocco, 1838) (Benoit's lanternfish)
  • Hygophum bruuni Wisner, 1971
  • Hygophum hanseni (Tåning, 1932) (Hansen's lanternfish)
  • Hygophum hygomii (Lütken, 1892) (Bermuda lantern fish)
  • Hygophum macrochir (Günther, 1864) (Large-finned lanternfish)
  • Hygophum proximum Becker, 1965 (Firefly lanternfish)
  • Hygophum reinhardtii (Lütken, 1892) (Reinhardt's lantern fish)
  • Hygophum taaningi Becker, 1965
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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Hygophum in FishBase. April 2012 version.


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