Diaphus mollis

Diaphus mollis, the soft lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.[1]

Diaphus mollis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species:
D. mollis
Binomial name
Diaphus mollis
Tåning, 1928

Size

This species reaches a length of 6.6 cm (2.6 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 mollis" in FishBase. February 2015 version.


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