The Benoit's lanternfish (Hygophum benoiti) is a species of widespread oceanodromous lanternfish.[2]
H. benoiti reaches a length of 5.5 cm,[3] and it contains 13 to 14 dorsal finrays, 20 anal finrays, and 13 to 15 pectoral finrays.[4]
It lives in depths from 51 to 700 meters deep, ranging from areas from the Eastern Atlantic near the U.S.A., all the way to the Mediterranean.[3][2] It can be found below 700 meters at day, and below 600 meters at night, but the maximum was 51 to 100 and 301 to 350 meters below at night.[3]
H. benoiti has a stable population, and it has no specific threats to it, plus its wide distribution makes it occur in more than 1 marine protected area, so the IUCN Red List puts it at Least Concern.[2]
The Benoit's lanternfish (Hygophum benoiti) is a species of widespread oceanodromous lanternfish.
