Myctophidae

short-headed lantern fish

Diaphus brachycephalus

Myctophid Fish from Japanese Waters

• Cross-climate
• Subtropical
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• East Asia
• North America
• South America
• Fusiform
• Small

short-headed lantern fish is known around Circumglobal as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 6 cm.