Yarrella

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Yarrella
Yarrella blackfordi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Phosichthyidae
Genus: Yarrella
Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896

Yarrella is a genus of lightfishes. It was named for the English naturalist William Yarrell.[1]

Species[edit]

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jackson, Christine E (2022). A Newsworthy Naturalist: The Life of William Yarrell. Oxford: John Beaufoy. pp. 115–118. ISBN 978-1913679-04-0.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Yarrella in FishBase. February 2012 version.