Glacier lantern fish (Benthosema glaciale)

Scientific name: Benthosema glaciale Reinhardt, 1837

Glacier lantern fish (Benthosema glaciale)

The Glacier lantern fish (Benthosema glaciale) is a marine fish of the family Myctophidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal soft rays: 17 - 19. Males with single black-bordered supracaudal gland; females with two infra-caudal luminous patches; occasional specimens with both. Luminous organs in the anal area, 5-6 anteriorly and 5-7 posteriorly, 11-13 total.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Benthosema glaciale
Family
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.3
Depth range
0–1407 m (0–4616 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 1407 m, usually 300 - 400 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Norway and Greenland south to Morocco, and from Mauritania to Guinea (Mauritanian Upwelling Region). Seasonally present from Morocco to Mauritania along the edge of the continental shelf. Also known from the Mediterranean Sea. Western Atlantic: Baffin Bay to northern edge of Gulf Stream. Northwest Atlantic: Canada.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.20-0.45; tm=2-3; tmax=8; Fec=700)

Sources

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

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