Dumeril's lanternfish

Diaphus dumerilii

Fish Reaching Nine Point Five Centimeters in Indo Pacific

Diaphus dumerilii, also known as Dumeril's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Maximum length: 9.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Canary Islands (Ref. 6808 ), 20°N (inshore from 29°N) to about 10°S west of 0°, with disjunct distribution between 14°N and 8°N, but to 23°S east of 0°. Isolates north to off south-west Ireland (Ref. 4775 ). Western Atlantic: tropical areas but with expatriate extensions to 51°N and 45°S in western boundary currents [(apparently absent over a minimum region off Brazil) according to Ref. 4479 or 4775] (Ref. 4479 , 4775 ). Very rare or absent in the Indo-Pacific. Tropical Indian and Atlantic; east coast of South America (Ref. 47377 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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