Protomyctophum is a genus of lanternfishes.
Species
There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:
- Protomyctophum andriashevi <small>Becker, 1963</small>
- Protomyctophum arcticum <small>(Lütken, 1892)</small> (Arctic telescope)
- Protomyctophum beckeri <small>Wisner, 1971</small>
- Protomyctophum bolini <small>(Fraser-Brunner, 1949)</small>
- Protomyctophum chilense <small>Wisner, 1971</small>
- Protomyctophum choriodon <small>Hulley, 1981</small>
- Protomyctophum crockeri <small>(Bolin, 1939)</small> (California flashlightfish)
- Protomyctophum gemmatum <small>Hulley, 1981</small>
- Protomyctophum kolaevi <small>Prokofiev, 2004</small>
- Protomyctophum luciferum <small>Hulley, 1981</small>
- Protomyctophum mcginnisi <small>Prokofiev, 2005</small>
- Protomyctophum normani <small>(TÃÂ¥ning, 1932)</small> (Norman's lanternfish)
- Protomyctophum parallelum <small>(Lönnberg, 1905)</small> (Parallel lanternfish)
- Protomyctophum subparallelum <small>(TÃÂ¥ning, 1932)</small> (Subparallel lanternfish)
- Protomyctophum tenisoni <small>(Norman, 1930)</small>
- Protomyctophum thompsoni <small>(W. M. Chapman, 1944)</small> (Bigeye lanternfish)
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