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Mead's lanternfish (Diaphus meadi)
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Ecological Illustration of Mead's lanternfish (Diaphus meadi)
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Myctophidae

Mead's lanternfish

Diaphus meadi

Living Lantern of the Atlantic Ocean

  • Subtropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • South America
  • Small

Mead's lanternfish is a marine fish of Circumglobal distribution in the region of the Subtropical Convergence. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 5.4 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Lanternfishes
Family
Myctophidae
Genus
Diaphus
Water type
Marine
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