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Description |
Indo-West Pacific: Arabian Sea to about 25?S off Mozambique and to the western Pacific region. Occurrence in the northwest Pacific and eastern Indian Oceans need confirmation (Ref. 9835). Southeast Atlantic: Larvae were present in cruise collections of
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: The distribution of the Skinnycheek Lanternfish (Benthosema pterotum) extends from Mozambique to the Gulf of Oman, east to the Bay of Bengal, Indonesia and western Australia, and north to Japan (J.R. Paxton pers.comm. 2008).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Australia; Bangladesh; China; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Japan; Kenya; Mozambique; Myanmar; Oman; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Somalia; Taiwan, Province of China; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Viet Nam; Yemen
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Indian Ocean – western; Indian Ocean – eastern; Pacific – northwest; Pacific – western central
Additional data:
? Lower depth limit (metres): 300
? Upper depth limit (metres): 10
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Population [top]
Population: The mesopelagic fish community in the Gulf of Oman is reported to be dominated by Skinnycheek Lanternfish (Dalpadado and Gjøsæter 1988). An estimate of the biomass in the Gulf of Oman ranges from 1- 4 million tonnes (Valinassab, Pierce and Johannesson 2007).
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: The Skinnycheek Lanternfish, Benthosema pterotum, is a benthopelagic and mesopelagic species that is typically found on the edge of the continental slope and around islands. This species has a depth range of 10-300 m. During the day it is found at a depth of 130-300 m and at night it migrates up to a depth range of 10-200 m. It feeds mainly on copepods and various crustacean larvae.
Systems: Marine
Generation Length (years): 0.5
Movement patterns: Full Migrant
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There is large potential for future commercial exploitation of this species for use as fish meal (Dalpadado 1988), however at present the trawling of this species is not economically viable (Valinassab, Pierce and Johannesson 2007).
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place, or needed, for Benthosema pterotum.
Citation: Paxton, J.R. 2010. Benthosema pterotum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T155260A4759559. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155260A4759559.en. Downloaded on 22 January 2019.
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