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Myctophidae
skinnycheek lanternfish
Benthosema pterotum
Seven Centimeters Myctophid Fish of Indo West Pacific
- Transcontinental
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- East Asia
- Oceania
- Southeast Asia
- West Asia
- Fusiform
- Small
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Africa
Fusiform
Smallskinnycheek lanternfish is a marine fish found around Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 7 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Lanternfishes
- Family
- Myctophidae
- Genus
- Benthosema
- Maximum length
- 7 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Indo-West Pacific: From about 25°S off Mozambique to the Gulf of Oman, east to the Bay of Bengal, Indonesia and western Australia, and north to Japan. Southeast Atlantic: Larvae were present in cruise collections off the eastern coast of South Africa, however, adults have not been reported in this area (Ref. 41388 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
