Benthosema pterota Alcock 1891 (lanternfish)
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Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Alternative combination: Scopelus (Myctophum) pterotus
Belongs to Benthosema according to A. Fraser-Brunner 1949
Sister taxa: Benthosema concentricus, Benthosema duanformis, Benthosema fibulatum, Benthosema fitchi, Benthosema glaciale, Benthosema minutum, Benthosema panamense, Benthosema parafibulatum, Benthosema pinchoti, Benthosema pluridens, Benthosema pterotum, Benthosema suborbitale
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Benthosema pterota in the database
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