Danaphos Explained

Danaphos is an oceanic ray-finned fish genus which belongs in the family Sternoptychidae. A common name is bottlelights.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Danaphos asteroscopus Bruun, 1931
• Danaphos oculatus (Garman, 1899) (Bottlelights, Bigeye Lightfish)

Fossils of bottlelights show that the genus was already distinct in the Late Eocene, more than 35 million years ago.^[2]

Notes and References

1. (2004): TSN 162231  - Danaphos. Retrieved 2009-OCT-02
2. (2002): [''Danaphos'']. In: A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. HTML database excerpt