Taaningichthys

Taaningichthys
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Myctophiformes
Family:	Myctophidae
Genus:	Taaningichthys Bolin, 1959

Taaningichthys is a genus of lanternfishes.[1]

Etymology

The genus is named in honour of Åge Vedel Tåning, a Danish lanternfish expert.[2]

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[3]

• Taaningichthys bathyphilus (Tåning, 1928) (Deepwater lanternfish)
• Taaningichthys minimus (Tåning, 1928)
• Taaningichthys paurolychnus Davy, 1972

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Taaningichthys Bolin [R. L.] 1959". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
2. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (2018). "Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes)". The ETYFish Project. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Taaningichthys". FishBase. February 2019 version.