Hygophum Bolin 1939 (lanternfish)
Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 35619
Parent taxon: Myctophinae according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Benthosema, Electrona, Myctophini, Myctophum, Symbolophorus, Tarletonbeania
Subtaxa: Hygophum agatense, Hygophum benoiti, Hygophum derthonensis, Hygophum hygomi, Hygophum macrochir
Ecology: nektonic carnivore