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Myctophidae
Luetken's lanternfish
Diaphus luetkeni
Myctophid Fish from Seven Hundred Fifty Meters
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- East Asia
- Small
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
SmallLuetken's lanternfish is a marine fish from Atlantic, Indian and Pacific. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 6 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Lanternfishes
- Family
- Myctophidae
- Genus
- Diaphus
- Maximum length
- 6 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical waters with extensions into higher latitudes in western boundary currents. Known from about 20°N to about 11°S in the eastern Atlantic. South China Sea (Ref.74511).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
