Tarletonbeania

Tarletonbeania
Blue Lanternfish (T. crenularis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Tarletonbeania
C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1890

Tarletonbeania is a genus of lanternfishes found in the Pacific Ocean.

Etymology

The genus is named after ichthyologist Tarleton H. Bean (1846–1916), of the U.S. National Museum.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Tarletonbeania". FishBase. April 2012 version.