Parin, N. V.; Becker, V. E. (1970). Materials for a revision of the trichiuroid fishes of the genus Benthodesmus, with the description of four new species and one new subspecies. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 83 (33): 351-364.[details]
Description Found on seamounts and continental slope from 375 to 600 m, juveniles are mesopelagic from 100 to 300 (1000) m.
Description Found on seamounts and continental slope from 375 to 600 m, juveniles are mesopelagic from 100 to 300 (1000) m. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Benthodesmus oligoradiatus Parin & Becker, 1970. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219702 on 2026-09-18
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Benthodesmus oligoradiatus Parin & Becker, 1970. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219702 on 2026-09-18
original descriptionParin, N. V.; Becker, V. E. (1970). Materials for a revision of the trichiuroid fishes of the genus Benthodesmus, with the description of four new species and one new subspecies. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 83 (33): 351-364.[details]
context source (Deepsea)Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online athttp://www.iobis.org/[details]
basis of recordFroese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online athttps://www.fishbase.org[details]
ecology sourceLooby, 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 athttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4[details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description Found on seamounts and continental slope from 375 to 600 m, juveniles are mesopelagic from 100 to 300 (1000) m. [details] Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]