Danaphos
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Danaphos is an oceanic ray-finned fish genus which belongs in the family Sternoptychidae. A common name is bottlelights.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Danaphos asteroscopus Bruun, 1931
- Danaphos oculatus (Garman, 1899) (Bottlelights, Bigeye Lightfish)
Fossils of bottlelights show that the genus was already distinct in the Late Eocene, more than 35 million years ago.[3]
References
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- ↑ Template:Ifsubst (2004): TSN 162231 – Danaphos. Retrieved 2009-OCT-02
- ↑ Template:Ifsubst (2002): [Danaphos]. In: A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. HTML database excerpt