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Benthosema glaciale (Reinhardt, 1837)

Glacier lantern fish
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Common names: Glacier lanternfish, Lanterne glaciaire, Mikiapic kapisilik
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from the Atlantic coast (Ref. 5951). Also Ref. 58426. In range Ref. 4479. Also in Ref. 125580.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Scott, W.B. and M.G. Scott, 1988
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes) > Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Myctophinae
Etymology: Benthosema: Greek, benthos = depth of the sea + Greek, sema, sematos = signal, flag (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά); μη μεταναστευτικό(ά); εύρος βάθους 0 - 1407 m (Ref. 58426), usually 300 - 400 m (Ref. 82363).   Deep-water; 81°N - 7°N, 81°W - 61°E

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