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Protomyctophum arcticum (Lütken, 1892)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Myctophiformes
family
Myctophidae
genus
Protomyctophum
species
Protomyctophum arcticum

Name

Synonyms
Electrona arctica (Lütken, 1892)
Myctophum arcticum (Lütken, 1892)
Scopelus arcticus Lütken, 1892
Homonyms
Protomyctophum arcticum (Lütken, 1892)
Common names
Arctic Telescope in English
Arctic lanternfish, Arctic telescope in English
Lanterne arctique in French
Lanterne arctique in French
Lanternfish in English
Nordatlantisk lysprikkfisk in Norwegian
Télescope Arctique in French
nordatlantisk lysprikkfisk in Nynorsk, Norwegian
nordatlantisk lysprikkfisk in Nynorsk, Norwegian
nordatlantisk lysprikkfisk in Norwegian Bokmål
nordatlantisk lysprikkfisk in Norwegian Bokmål
Íshafslaxsíld in Icelandic
Arctic Telescope in English
nordatlantisk lysprikkfisk in Nynorsk, Norwegian
nordatlantisk lysprikkfisk in Norwegian Bokmål
Lanternfish in English
Télescope Arctique in French
nordatlantisk lysprikkfisk in Nynorsk, Norwegian
nordatlantisk lysprikkfisk in Norwegian Bokmål

Bibliographic References

  1. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  2. Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002.
  3. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  4. Moore, Jon A., Karsten E. Hartel, James E. Craddock, and John K. Galbraith, 2003: An annotated list of deepwater fishes from off the New England region, with new area records. Northeastern Naturalist, vol. 10, no. 2. 159-248.
  5. van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374
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