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Bolin's lantern fish (Diaphus phillipsi)
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Bolin's lantern fish (Diaphus phillipsi) specimen
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Myctophidae

Bolin's lantern fish

Diaphus phillipsi

Seven Point Seven Centimeters Myctophid Fish

  • Cross-climate
  • Subtropical
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Elongated
  • Small

Bolin's lantern fish is known from Indian Ocean as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

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

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