Myctophidae

Smallfin lanternfish

Benthosema suborbitale

Caudal glands develop at two centimeter length

• Cross-climate
• Temperate
• Tropical
• Near the Equator
• Restricted distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• East Asia
• North America
• South America
• Fusiform
• Small

Smallfin lanternfish is a marine fish of Circumglobal in tropical and temperate waters, but with a. The species occupies deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 3.9 cm.