Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque, 1810

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Rafinesque, C.S. (1810). Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ossia, catalogo metodico dei nomi latini, italiani, e siciliani dei pesci, che si rinvengono in Sicilia disposti secondo un metodo naturale e seguito da un appendice che contiene la descrizione de alcuni nuovi pesci sicilian. Messina. Pp 1-70, Pls. 1-2.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: order
Myctophiformes: family
Myctophidae: genus
Myctophum: species
Myctophum punctatum

Name

Synonyms: Gasteropelecus humboldti Risso, 1810; Mychtophum punctatum Rafinesque, 1810; Myctophum humboldti (Risso, 1810); Scopelus caninianus Valenciennes, 1850; Scopelus heideri Steindachner, 1881; Scopelus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1810); Serpe humboldti Risso, 1810; Stylophthalmus lobiancoi Mazzarelli, 1909; Symbolophorus humboldti (Risso, 1810)
Homonyms: Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque, 1810
Common names: Lanterne ponctuée in French; Lanternfish in English; Liten lysprikkfisk in Norwegian; Pesce lantera puntato in Italian; Pesce lanterna puntato in Italian; Pez Linterna in Spanish; Pez linterna in Spanish; Punktalaxsíld in Icelandic; Schlankschwänziger Laternenfisch in German; Slankhalet prikfisk in Danish; Slankhalet prikfisk in Danish; Spotted lantern fish in English; Spotted lanternfish in English; Swietlik tepoglowy in Polish; isildak baligi in Turkish; isildak baligi in Turkish; lampovník tečkovaný in Czech; lanterne ponctuée in French; lanterne ponctuée in French; lanterne ponctuée in French; liten lysprikkfisk in Norwegian Bokmål; liten lysprikkfisk in Norwegian Bokmål; liten lysprikkfisk in Nynorsk, Norwegian; liten lysprikkfisk in Nynorsk, Norwegian; pistevalottaja in Finnish; slankhalet prikfisk in language.; slankhalet prikfisk in language.; spotted lanternfish in English; spotted lanternfish in English; spotted lanternfish in English; spotted lanternfish in English; spotted laternfish in English; spotted laternfish in English; Κηλιδωτό φανόψαρο in Greek, Modern (1453-); Κηλιδωτό φανόψαρο in Greek, Modern (1453-); Пятнистый миктоф in Russian; אורנון נקוד in Hebrew; אורנון נקוד in Hebrew; Spotted Lanternfish in English; liten lysprikkfisk in Norwegian Bokmål; liten lysprikkfisk in Nynorsk, Norwegian; mindre prickfisk in Swedish; Lanterne Ponctuée in French; Lanternfish in English; Pez Linterna in Spanish; Spotted Lantern Fish in English; isildak baligi in Turkish; lanterne ponctuée in French; liten lysprikkfisk in Nynorsk, Norwegian; liten lysprikkfisk in Norwegian Bokmål

Bibliographic References

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