Diaphus perspicillatus

Diaphus perspicillatus, the transparent lantern fish, is a species of lanternfish found worldwide. [1]

Diaphus perspicillatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species:
D. perspicillatus
Binomial name
Diaphus perspicillatus
(J. D. Ogilby, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Aethoprora perspicillata Ogilby, 1898
  • Collettia perspicillata (Ogilby, 1898)
  • Diaphus perspicullata (Ogilby, 1898)
  • Myctophum elucens Brauer, 1904
  • Diaphus elucens (Brauer, 1904)

Size

This species reaches a length of 10.4 cm (4.1 in).[2]

References
  1. Hulley, P.A., 1990. Myctophidae. p. 398-467. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI; Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Diaphus perspicillatus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.


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