Danaphos
Genus of fishes
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Danaphos is an oceanic ray-finned fish genus which belongs in the family Sternoptychidae. A common name is bottlelights.
| Bottlelights Temporal range: Middle Eocene to Present | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Sternoptychidae |
| Subfamily: | Maurolicinae |
| Genus: | Danaphos Bruun, 1931 |
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
Fossils of bottlelights show that the genus was already distinct in the Late Eocene, more than 35 million years ago.[3]
