Bolinichthyes

Bolinichthyes Temporal range: Early Miocene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Spurcheek Lanternfish (B. photothorax)
Specimen of Bolinichthys supralateralis from the North Atlantic
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Myctophiformes
Family:	Myctophidae
Genus:	Bolinichthys Paxton, 1972
Species
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Synonyms
Bolinichthyes (misspelling)

Bolinichthyes is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish.

Description

It may have resembled the present day lanternfish.

Species

This genus has only one species:

• Bolinichthyes longipes (type)

Classification

Related pages

• Evolution of fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

References

1. Drazen, Jeffrey C.; De Forest, Lisa G.; Domokos, Reka (2011-05-01). "Micronekton abundance and biomass in Hawaiian waters as influenced by seamounts, eddies, and the moon". Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 58 (5): 557–566. Bibcode:2011DSRI...58..557D. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2011.03.002. ISSN 0967-0637.

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