spinycheek lanternfish
Benthosema fibulatum (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Benthosema fibulatum is a species of fish in the family Myctophidae. It is a meso- to bathypelagic species found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It grows to 10 cm (3.9 in) total length.
Wikipedia contributors, Benthosema fibulatum; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:56:29.287407+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Benthosema fibulatum (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)
- Name authority
- (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)
- Common name
- spinycheek lanternfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Myctophiformes
- Family
- Myctophidae
- Genus
- Benthosema
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderMyctophiformes
- familyMyctophidae Gill, 1893
- subfamilyMyctophinae Gill, 1893
- genusBenthosema Goode & Bean, 1896
- speciesBenthosema fibulatum (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Myctophum renschi Ahl, 1929 Ahl, 1929 | synonym |
| Myctophum fibulatum Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 | synonym |
| Benthosema pinchoti Fowler, 1932 Fowler, 1932 | synonym |
| Myctophum hollandi Jordan & Jordan, 1922 Jordan & Jordan, 1922 | synonym |
| Benthosema fibulata (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217681 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:LHZJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.