Benthosema fitchi Brzobohaty and Schultz 1978 (lanternfish)

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Belongs to Benthosema according to R. Brzobohaty and D. Nolf 1996

See also Nolf and Steurbaut 1983

Sister taxa: Benthosema concentricus, Benthosema fibulatum, Benthosema glaciale, Benthosema minutum, Benthosema panamense, Benthosema pluridens, Benthosema pterotum, Benthosema suborbitale

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of France (1 collection), Italy (9)

Total: 10 collections including 11 occurrences

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