Bolinichthys

Bolinichthys is a genus of lanternfishes.^[1][2]

Bolinichthys Temporal range: Early Miocene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Spurcheek Lanternfish (B. photothorax)
Specimen of Bolinichthys supralateralis from the North Atlantic
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Myctophiformes
Family:	Myctophidae
Genus:	Bolinichthys Paxton, 1972
Species
See text
Synonyms
Bolinichthyes (misspelling)

Etymology

The genus is named in honour of Rolf Ling Bolin (1901–1973), an ichthyologist and lanternfish specialist from the Hopkins Marine Station.^[3]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:^[4]

• Bolinichthys distofax R. K. Johnson, 1975
• Bolinichthys indicus (B. G. Nafpaktitis & M. K. Nafpaktitis, 1969) (lanternfish)
• Bolinichthys longipes (A. B. Brauer, 1906) (popeye lampfish)^[5]
• 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)