Benoit's lanternfish
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| 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.[1]
Description
H. benoiti reaches a length of 5.5 cm,[2] and it contains 13 to 14 dorsal finrays, 20 anal finrays, and 13 to 15 pectoral finrays.[3]
Distribution and habitat
It lives in depths from 51 to 700 meters deep, ranging from areas from the Eastern Atlantic near the U.S.A., all the way to the Mediterranean.[2][1] 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.[2]
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.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
- ^ a b c "Hygophum benoiti summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
- ^ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Hygophum benoiti". species-identification.org. Retrieved 2019-04-07.