Bolinichthys Explained

Bolinichthys is a genus of lanternfishes.^[1]

Etymology

The genus is named in honour of Rolf Ling Bolin (1901–1973), an ichthyologist and lanternfish specialist from the Hopkins Marine Station.^[2]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

• Bolinichthys distofax R. K. Johnson, 1975
• Bolinichthys indicus (B. G. Nafpaktitis & M. K. Nafpaktitis, 1969) (lanternfish)
• Bolinichthys longipes (A. B. Brauer, 1906) (popeye lampfish)^[3]
• Bolinichthys nikolayi Becker, 1978 (Nikolay's lanternfish)
• Bolinichthys photothorax (A. E. Parr, 1928) (spurcheek lanternfish)
• Bolinichthys pyrsobolus (Alcock, 1890) (fiery lanternfish)
• Bolinichthys supralateralis (A. E. Parr, 1928) (stubby lanternfish)

Notes and References

1. Web site: PBDB . 2024-03-28 . paleobiodb.org.
2. Web site: Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes) . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . 2018 . The ETYFish Project . 8 July 2019.
3. 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 . en . 58 . 5 . 557–566 . 2011DSRI...58..557D . 10.1016/j.dsr.2011.03.002 . 0967-0637.