Gonichthys is a genus of lanternfishes.
Gonichthys | |
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G. cocco | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Myctophiformes |
Family: | Myctophidae |
Genus: | Gonichthys Gistel, 1850 |
Species
editThere are four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Gonichthys barnesi Whitley, 1943 (Barnes's lanternfish)
- Gonichthys cocco (Cocco, 1829)
- Gonichthys tenuiculus (Garman, 1899) (slendertail lanternfish)
- Gonichthys venetus Becker, 1964
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Gonichthys". FishBase. April 2012 version.