WoRMS taxon details
Hygophum benoiti (Cocco, 1838)
126602 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126602)
accepted
Species
Hygophum bennoiti (Cocco, 1838) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Myctophum benoiti (Cocco, 1838) · unaccepted
Scopelus benoiti Cocco, 1838 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scopelus benoiti Cocco, 1838) Cocco, A. (1838). Su di alcuni salmonidi del mare di Messina. Littera del Prof. Anastasio Cocco al Ch. Principe D. Carlo Luciano Bonaparte. <em>Nuov. Ann. Sci. Nat. Bologna.</em> Year 1. 2 (9): 161-194, Pls. 5-8.
page(s): 172 [12], Pl. 6 (fig. 4) [details]
page(s): 172 [12], Pl. 6 (fig. 4) [details]
Distribution Canada to USA; distribution may be related to the oceanographic boundaries of the North Atlantic gyral system
Distribution Canada to USA; distribution may be related to the oceanographic boundaries of the North Atlantic gyral system [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Hygophum benoiti (Cocco, 1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126602 on 2026-05-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Scopelus benoiti Cocco, 1838) Cocco, A. (1838). Su di alcuni salmonidi del mare di Messina. Littera del Prof. Anastasio Cocco al Ch. Principe D. Carlo Luciano Bonaparte. <em>Nuov. Ann. Sci. Nat. Bologna.</em> Year 1. 2 (9): 161-194, Pls. 5-8.
page(s): 172 [12], Pl. 6 (fig. 4) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 172 [12], Pl. 6 (fig. 4) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Karnella, C. (1987). Family Myctophidae, lanternfishes In: Biology of midwater fishes of the Bermuda ocean acre, Smithsonian contributions to zoology, number 452. . Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. , (452): 51-168, available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.452 [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Cocco, A. (1838). Su di alcuni salmonidi del mare di Messina. Littera del Prof. Anastasio Cocco al Ch. Principe D. Carlo Luciano Bonaparte. <em>Nuov. Ann. Sci. Nat. Bologna.</em> Year 1. 2 (9): 161-194, Pls. 5-8.
page(s): 172 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Karnella, C. (1987). Family Myctophidae, lanternfishes In: Biology of midwater fishes of the Bermuda ocean acre, Smithsonian contributions to zoology, number 452. . Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. , (452): 51-168, available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.452 [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Cocco, A. (1838). Su di alcuni salmonidi del mare di Messina. Littera del Prof. Anastasio Cocco al Ch. Principe D. Carlo Luciano Bonaparte. <em>Nuov. Ann. Sci. Nat. Bologna.</em> Year 1. 2 (9): 161-194, Pls. 5-8.
page(s): 172 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Canada to USA; distribution may be related to the oceanographic boundaries of the North Atlantic gyral system [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Found at depths of 51- 700 m. [details]
Reproduction External fertilization.Spawns in March around Bermuda [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Benoit's lantaarnvisje | [details] |
| English | Benoit's lanternfish | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Φανόψαρο του Μπενουά | [details] |
| Turkish | isildak baligi | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (27 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Myctophum benoiti (Cocco, 1838))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Scopelus benoiti Cocco, 1838)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hygophum benoiti)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus benoiti Cocco, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum benoiti (Cocco, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Hygophum bennoiti (Cocco, 1838))
To GenBank (200 nucleotides; 86 proteins) (from synonym Scopelus benoiti Cocco, 1838)
To GenBank (200 nucleotides; 86 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Myctophum benoiti (Cocco, 1838))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Scopelus benoiti Cocco, 1838)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hygophum benoiti)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus benoiti Cocco, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum benoiti (Cocco, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Hygophum bennoiti (Cocco, 1838))
To GenBank (200 nucleotides; 86 proteins) (from synonym Scopelus benoiti Cocco, 1838)
To GenBank (200 nucleotides; 86 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
