Skinnycheek lanternfish

The Skinnycheek lanternfish lives in the bathypelagic, marine, depth range 10 - 300 m environment.

Acropoma japonicum and skinnycheek lanternfish Myctophum pterotum was related to Euphausia pacifica. At the same time, they depend heavily on other food (such as Copepoda and Macrura). More

Common names

Iwa-hadaka in Japanese (日本語)
Kit-pi-nǔl-ch'i in Korean (한국어)
Opaline lanternfish in English
Qī xīng dĭ dēng yú in Mandarin Chinese
Qī xīng yú in Mandarin Chinese
Skinnycheek lanternfish in English
Spinycheek lanternfish in English
七星魚 in Mandarin Chinese
七星鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
翼灯笼鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
翼燈籠魚 in Mandarin Chinese
長鰭底燈魚 in Mandarin Chinese
长鳍底灯鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
깃비늘치 in Korean (한국어)

Order : Myctophiformes
Family : Myctophidae
Genus : Benthosema
Species : Benthosema pterotum
Authority : Alcock, 1890