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Diaphus nielseni
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Myctophidae

Diaphus nielseni

Diaphus nielseni

Four Centimeters Myctophid Fish of the Mozambique Coast

  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Small

Diaphus nielseni is a marine fish from Indo-Pacific. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 4 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Lanternfishes
Family
Myctophidae
Genus
Diaphus
Water type
Marine
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