Opaline Lanternfish, Benthosema pterotum (Alcock 1890)

Other Names: Spinycheek Lanternfish

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Bray, D.J. 2018, Benthosema pterotum in Fishes of Australia, accessed 08 Dec 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2799

Opaline Lanternfish, Benthosema pterotum (Alcock 1890)

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Distribution	West of Darwin to the Arafura Sea, Northern Territory. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-Pacific. A benthopelagic and mesopelagic species inhabiting depths of 130-300 m during the day, migrating to depths of 10-200 m at night.
Feeding	Feeds mostly on feeds mainly on copepods and crustacean larvae.
Species Citation	Scopelus (Mycophum) pterotus Alcock 1890, Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 6(33): 217. Type locality: Madras coast, India, 18°30'N, 84°46'E, Investigator station 96, depth 98-102 fathoms.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2018
Resources	Australian Faunal Directory

Opaline Lanternfish, Benthosema pterotum (Alcock 1890)

References

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Alcock, A.W. 1894. Illustrations of the zoology of the Royal Indian marine surveying steamer Investigator,...Fishes. Calcutta. Illustrations of the zoology of the Royal Indian marine surveying steamer Investigator Part 2: no p., Pls. 8-13.

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Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293

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Paxton, J.R. 2010. Benthosema pterotum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T155260A4759559. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155260A4759559.en. Downloaded on 01 November 2018.

Paxton, J.R. & Hulley, P.A. 1999. Myctophidae. pp. 1957-1965 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068.