Thorophos
Appearance
Thorophos | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Stomiiformes |
Family: | Sternoptychidae |
Subfamily: | Maurolicinae |
Genus: | Thorophos Bruun, 1931 |
Type species | |
Thorophos euryops Bruun, 1931
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Synonyms | |
Neophos Myers, 1932 |
Thorophos is a genus of marine hatchetfishes native to the western Central Pacific Ocean.
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Thorophos euryops Bruun, 1931
- Thorophos nexilis (G. S. Myers, 1932)
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Thorophos". FishBase. February 2012 version.