Benoit's lanternfish (Hygophum benoiti)

Scientific name: Hygophum benoiti Cocco, 1838

Benoit's lanternfish (Hygophum benoiti)

The Benoit's lanternfish (Hygophum benoiti) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

High-oceanic, found below 700 m during the day and above 600 m at night (maximum abundance between 51-100 m and 301-350 m at night). Juveniles and post-larvae are partial and non-migrants.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hygophum benoiti
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.5
Depth range
51–700 m (167–2297 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 51 - 700 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Portugal to the Mauritanian upwelling region including the Mediterranean. Western Atlantic: Canada to USA. Distribution may be related to the oceanographic boundaries of the North Atlantic gyral system.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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