- Thorophos
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Thorophos Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Stomiiformes Family: Sternoptychidae Subfamily: Maurolicinae Genus: Thorophos
Bruun, 1931Synonyms Neophos Myers, 1932
Thorophos is an oceanic ray-finned fish genus which belongs in the family Sternoptychidae.
Its type species is T. euryops. Only one additional species is placed here, and that was initially separated in a monotypic genus Neophos.[1]
- Thorophos euryops Bruun, 1931
- Thorophos nexilis (Myers, 1932)
Footnotes
- ^ ITIS (2004), FishBase [2009]
References
- FishBase [2009]: Thorophos species. Retrieved 2009-OCT-02.
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) (2004): TSN 622324 – Thorophos. Retrieved 2009-OCT-02.
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