Problematic lanternfish

Diaphus problematicus

Myctophid Fish of the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Elongated
Small

Problematic lanternfish is a marine fish of Tropical waters of all three oceans with extensions into. The species occupies marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 10.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Maximum length: 10.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Tropical waters of all three oceans with extensions into higher latitudes in western boundary currents: in the Atlantic to 38°N and 39°S; in the western Pacific to 26°N. Eastern Atlantic: from about 4°N to about 13°S, with some records at about 20°N, but absent over the Mauritanian Upwelling Region.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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