Benthosema

Benthosema
Glacier Lantern Fish (B. glaciale)]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Myctophiformes
Family:	Myctophidae
Genus:	Benthosema Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896

Benthosema is a genus of lanternfishes.

The currently recognized species in this genus are:¹

• Benthosema fibulatum (C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) (spinycheek lanternfish)
• Benthosema glaciale (J. C. H. Reinhardt, 1837) (glacier lantern fish)
• Benthosema panamense (Tåning, 1932) (lamp fish)
• Benthosema pterotum (Alcock, 1890) (skinnycheek lanternfish)
• Benthosema suborbitale (C. H. Gilbert, 1913) (smallfin lanternfish)