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Myctophidae
spinycheek lanternfish
Benthosema fibulatum
Ten Centimeters Myctophid Fish
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Fusiform
- Small
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Fusiform
Smallspinycheek lanternfish is known around Indian Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in coastal waters, and records give a maximum length of 10 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Lanternfishes
- Family
- Myctophidae
- Genus
- Benthosema
- Maximum length
- 10 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Indian Ocean: 18°N-20°S, to 42°S in the Agulhas Current. Pacific Ocean: 21°N-10°S.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Water
Conservation status
