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