Polymetme is a genus of lightfishes.
| Polymetme | |
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| Rendezvous fish (P. corythaeola) | |
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| Brilliant lightfish (P. illustris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Phosichthyidae |
| Genus: | Polymetme McCulloch, 1926 |
Species
editThere are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Polymetme andriashevi Parin & Borodulina, 1990
- Polymetme corythaeola (Alcock, 1898) (Rendezvous fish)
- Polymetme elongata (Matsubara, 1938)
- Polymetme illustris McCulloch, 1926 (Brilliant lightfish)
- Polymetme surugaensis (Matsubara, 1943) (Suruga lightfish)
- Polymetme thaeocoryla Parin & Borodulina, 1990
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Polymetme". FishBase. February 2012 version.
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