Lepidophanes

Lepidophanes is a genus of lanternfishes found in the Atlantic Ocean.

Lepidophanes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Myctophiformes
Family:
Myctophidae
Genus:
Lepidophanes

Fraser-Brunner, 1949
A drawing of a Ledidophanes guentheri.

Species

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

  • Lepidophanes gaussi (A. B. Brauer, 1906)
  • Lepidophanes guentheri (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896)
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References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Lepidophanes in FishBase. April 2012 version.


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