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Myctophidae
Bolin's lantern fish
Diaphus phillipsi
Seven Point Seven Centimeters Myctophid Fish
Bolin's lantern fish is known from Indian Ocean as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Lanternfishes
- Family
- Myctophidae
- Genus
- Diaphus
- Maximum length
- 7.7 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Indian Ocean: 8°N-12°S, extending to 16°S in the Mozambique Channel (Ref. 4066 ). Pacific Ocean: in tropical and subtropical waters. Reported from New Zealand (Ref. 5755 ). South China Sea (Ref.74511).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern

