''Benthosema'' is a genus of

lanternfish Lanternfishes (or myctophids, from the Greek μυκτήρ ''myktḗr'', "nose" and ''ophis'', "serpent") are small mesopelagic fish of the large family Myctophidae. One of two families in the order Myctophiformes, the Myctophidae are represente ...

es.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are: * ''

Benthosema fibulatum ''Benthosema fibulatum'' is a species of fish in the family Myctophidae. It is a meso- to bathypelagic species found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It grows to total length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various pa ...

'' ( C. H. Gilbert &

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, 1897) (spinycheek lanternfish) * ''

Benthosema glaciale ''Benthosema glaciale'', or glacier lantern fish, is the most common species of lanternfish and important part of the midwater ecosystem of northern North Atlantic. It feeds on small crustaceans, including Copepod, copepods, krill and Amphipoda, ...

'' ( J. C. H. Reinhardt, 1837) (glacier lantern fish) * ''

Benthosema panamense ''Benthosema panamense'' is a species of fish in the family Myctophidae. References Myctophidae Animals described in 1932 {{Myctophiformes-stub ...

'' ( Tåning, 1932) (lamp fish) * ''

Benthosema pterotum ''Benthosema pterotum'', also known as the skinnycheek lanternfish and opaline lanternfish, is a species of fish in the family Myctophidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. It is dominant species in the mesopelagic T ...

'' ( Alcock, 1890) (skinnycheek lanternfish) * ''

Benthosema suborbitale ''Benthosema suborbitale'' is a species of fish in the family Myctophidae. References Myctophidae Fish described in 1913 {{Myctophiformes-stub ...

'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1913) (smallfin lanternfish)

References

Myctophidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by George Brown Goode Taxa named by Tarleton Hoffman Bean {{Myctophiformes-stub