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Fragile lantern fish (Diaphus fragilis)
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Ecological Illustration of Fragile lantern fish (Diaphus fragilis)
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Myctophidae

Fragile lantern fish

Diaphus fragilis

Twelve Point Three Centimeters Myctophid Fish of Australian Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Elongated
  • Small

Diaphus fragilis, the fragile lantern fish, is a species of lanternfish found in tropics worldwide.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Lanternfishes
Family
Myctophidae
Genus
Diaphus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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