Biology:Benthosema pterotum

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Benthosema pterotum
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Benthosema
Species:
B. pterotum
Binomial name
Benthosema pterotum
(Alcock, 1890)

Benthosema pterotum, also known as the skinnycheek lanternfish and opaline lanternfish, is a species of fish in the family Myctophidae.[1][2] It is found in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.[1][2] It is dominant species in the mesopelagic of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.[3] It is a minor fishery species.[1]

Benthosema pterotum grows to 7 cm (2.8 in) total length.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Paxton, J.R. (2010). "Benthosema pterotum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T155260A4759559. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155260A4759559.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/155260/4759559. Retrieved 20 December 2022. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). " " in FishBase. August 2022 version.
  3. Dalpadado, P.; Gjøsaeter, J. (1987). "Observations on mesopelagic fish from the Red Sea". Marine Biology 96 (2): 173–183. doi:10.1007/BF00427017. 

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