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Benthosema

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Benthosema

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Benthosema is a genus of lanternfishes.

Species

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderMyctophiformes
  5. FamilyMyctophidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded33,150

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
154
With media
4
Family
Myctophidae
Collections
USNM, NMV, SIO, ICML-UNAM, LACM, CMN
Recorded in
Philippines, Somalia, Australia, Mexico, American Samoa, Canada, United States

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Encyclopedic overview

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Benthosema is a genus of lanternfishes.

==Species== The currently recognized species in this genus are: 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)

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