Crown lanternfish

Diaphus diadematus

Four Point Two Centimeters Myctophid Fish from the Mozambique Coast

Crown lanternfish is a marine fish of Eastern Atlantic. The species occupies deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 4.2 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Maximum length: 4.2 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: from about 18°S to 23°S, but west of the thermal front between upwelled Benguela Water and South Atlantic Central Water. Indian Ocean: disjunct distribution, one population off Sumatra, the other in Mozambique Channel and in the Agulhas Current. Western Pacific: Southeast Asian seas to 20°N. Recorded from Australia (Ref. 7300 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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