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Myctophidae

Pacific headlightfish

Diaphus pacificus

  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Small
Genus
Diaphus
Maximum length
2.7 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand. Eastern Central Pacific: from about 25°N to 15°S (Ref. 31442 ). Northwest Pacific: Larvae collected from Taiwan Strait (Ref. 43570 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern
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RELATED SPECIES

Gilbert's large lantern fish (Diaphus adenomus) Gilbert's large lantern fishDiaphus adenomus Alice’s Lanternfish (Diaphus aliciae) Alice’s LanternfishDiaphus aliciae Andersen's lantern fish (Diaphus anderseni) Andersen's lantern fishDiaphus anderseni Diaphus arabicus Diaphus arabicusDiaphus arabicus Bertelsen's lanternfish (Diaphus bertelseni) Bertelsen's lanternfishDiaphus bertelseni short-headed lantern fish (Diaphus brachycephalus) short-headed lantern fishDiaphus brachycephalus Golden-nosed lantern fish (Diaphus chrysorhynchus) Golden-nosed lantern fishDiaphus chrysorhynchus Blue lantern fish (Diaphus coeruleus) Blue lantern fishDiaphus coeruleus

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