Benthosema
| Benthosema | |
|---|---|
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| Glacier Lantern Fish (B. glaciale) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| 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
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Benthosema in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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