Phosichthyidae
Also known as: Leuchtfische, Lightfishes, Peixes-lanterna-abissais, lightfishes, lighthousefishes, lyhtykalat, peces luminosos, poissons étoilés
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Stomiiformes |
| Family | Phosichthyidae |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 7 |
| Species records held | 37 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 78 |
| GBIF key | 2227 |
Genera in Phosichthyidae
- Vinciguerria — 16 species: Vinciguerria angulosa, Vinciguerria attenuata, Vinciguerria brevis, Vinciguerria distincta, Vinciguerria lucetia, Vinciguerria mabahiss, Vinciguerria macarovicii, Vinciguerria merklini
- Polymetme — 8 species: Polymetme andriashevi, Polymetme corythaeola, Polymetme elongata, Polymetme glareosus, Polymetme illustris, Polymetme supraoligocenica, Polymetme surugaensis, Polymetme thaeocoryla
- Ichthyococcus — 7 species: Ichthyococcus australis, Ichthyococcus elongatus, Ichthyococcus intermedius, Ichthyococcus irregularis, Ichthyococcus ovatus, Ichthyococcus parini, Ichthyococcus polli
- Woodsia — 2 species: Woodsia meyerwaardeni, Woodsia nonsuchae
- Yarrella — 2 species: Yarrella argenteola, Yarrella blackfordi
- Phosichthys — 1 species: Phosichthys argenteus
- Pollichthys — 1 species: Pollichthys mauli
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.