Biology:Benoit's lanternfish
| Benoit's lanternfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Hygophum |
| Species: | H. benoiti
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| Hygophum benoiti Cocco, 1838
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The Benoit's lanternfish (Hygophum benoiti) is a species of widespread oceanodromous lanternfish.[2]
Description
H. benoiti reaches a length of 5.5 cm,[3] and it contains 13 to 14 dorsal finrays, 20 anal finrays, and 13 to 15 pectoral finrays.[4]
Distribution and habitat
It lives in depths from 51 to 700 meters deep, ranging from areas from the Eastern Atlantic near the United States , all the way to the Mediterranean.[3][2] It can be found below 700 meters at day, and below 600 meters at night, but the maximum was 51 to 100 and 301 to 350 meters below at night.[3]
Conservation
H. benoiti has a stable population, and it has no specific threats to it, plus its wide distribution makes it occur in more than 1 marine protected area, so the IUCN Red List puts it at Least Concern.[2]
References
- ↑ Hulley, P. (2015). "Hygophum benoiti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T190100A15583579. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190100A15583579.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/190100/15583579. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/190100/15583579. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Hygophum benoiti summary page" (in en). https://www.fishbase.us/summary/Hygophum-benoiti.html.
- ↑ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Hygophum benoiti". http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=fnam&id=2071.
Wikidata ☰ Q940888 entry
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