Benthosema

Genus of fishes

Benthosema
Glacier Lantern Fish (B. glaciale)]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Benthosema
Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896

Benthosema is a genus of lanternfishes.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

  • Benthosema fibulatum (C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) (spinycheek lanternfish)
  • Benthosema glaciale (J. C. H. Reinhardt, 1837) (glacier lantern fish)
  • Benthosema panamense (Tåning, 1932) (lamp fish)
  • Benthosema pterotum (Alcock, 1890) (skinnycheek lanternfish)
  • Benthosema suborbitale (C. H. Gilbert, 1913) (smallfin lanternfish)

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Benthosema in FishBase. April 2012 version.
Taxon identifiers
Benthosema


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