''Benthosema'' is a genus of
lanternfish
Lanternfish (or myctophids, from the Greek language, Greek μυκτήρ ''myktḗr'', "nose" and ''ophis'', "serpent") are small mesopelagic fish of the large family (biology), family Myctophidae. One of two families in the order Myctophiformes, ...
es.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* ''
Benthosema fibulatum''
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, 1897) (spinycheek lanternfish)
* ''
Benthosema glaciale''
( J. C. H. Reinhardt, 1837) (glacier lantern fish)
* ''
Benthosema panamense''
( Tåning, 1932) (lamp fish)
* ''
Benthosema pterotum''
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, 1890) (skinnycheek lanternfish)
* ''
Benthosema suborbitale''
( C. H. Gilbert, 1913) (smallfin lanternfish)
References
Myctophidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by George Brown Goode
Taxa named by Tarleton Hoffman Bean
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