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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Stenopterygii
Ordo: Stomiiformes
Subordo: Gonostomatoidei

Familia: Phosichthyidae
Genus: Polymetme

Polymetme is a genus of lightfishes.
Species

There 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

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Polymetme in FishBase. February 2012 version.

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