Garman's lanternfish

Diaphus garmani

Fish Found at Two Zero Nine One Meters

Garman's lanternfish is a marine fish from Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 6 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Maximum length: 6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Canary Islands (Ref. 6808 ) and off Senegal. Western Atlantic: west of 30°W between 36°N and 10°S. Indo-West Pacific: off East Africa, Comoro Islands and west coast of Madagascar; off Japan south of 40°N, southeast Asian seas, Australia (Ref. 7300 ) and New Zealand (Ref. 5755 ). Eastern Pacific: near Hawaii, and off Acapulco, Mexico. South China Sea (Ref.74511).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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