Symbolophorus
Temporal range: Miocene to Present[1]
Barnard's Lanternfish (S. barnardi)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Symbolophorus
Bolin & Wisner, 1959
Species

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Symbolophorus is a genus of lanternfishes. It feeds on various small forms of sea life, in particular fish. Some species in this genus are known to exhibit the Stylophthalmine trait in their larval form

Species

There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Symbolophorus in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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