Polymetme | |
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Rendezvous fish (P. corythaeola) | |
Brilliant lightfish (P. illustris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Stomiiformes |
Family: | Phosichthyidae |
Genus: | Polymetme McCulloch, 1926 |
Polymetme is a genus of lightfishes.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
- Polymetme andriashevi Parin & Borodulina, 1990
- Polymetme corythaeola (Alcock, 1898) (Rendezvous fish)
- Polymetme elongata (Matsubara, 1938)
- Polymetme illustris McCulloch, 1926 (Brilliant lightfish)
- Polymetme surugaensis (Matsubara, 1943) (Suruga lightfish)
- Polymetme thaeocoryla Parin & Borodulina, 1990
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Polymetme". FishBase. February 2012 version.
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