Ostenfeld's lanternfish

Diaphus ostenfeldi

Myctophid Fish beneath the Atlantic Ocean

Ostenfeld's lanternfish is known from Circumglobal in all three oceans in the region as a marine fish. It occurs in deep water.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Maximum length: 12 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Circumglobal in all three oceans in the region of the subtropical convergence (35°-48°S). Southeast Atlantic: 23°43'S, 12°56'E and 23°25'S, 11°39'E.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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