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Hygophum benoiti

Description

Hygophum benoiti (Cocco 1838) —Benoit’s lanternfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Hygophum benoiti by Bariche et al. (2007: 112). Material in collection: AUBM (OS1236).

Distribution. North Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 10 July 2012); Med. (LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Low priority for conservation action.

Notes

Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 51, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
LC
Event date
2007-11-16
Family
Myctophidae
Genus
Hygophum
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Myctophiformes
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Cocco
Species
benoiti
Taxon rank
species
Verbatim event date
2007-11-16/2012-07-10
Taxonomic concept label
Hygophum benoiti (Cocco, 1838) sec. Bariche & Fricke, 2020

References

  • Bariche, M., Sadek, R., Al-Zein, M. S. & El-Fadel, M. (2007) Diversity of juvenile fish assemblages in the pelagic waters of Lebanon (eastern Mediterranean). Hydrobiologia, 580, 109 - 115. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10750 - 006 - 0461 - 0