Sealed headlightfish

Diaphus signatus

Fish Reaching Four Centimeters in Chinese Seas

Sealed headlightfish is a marine fish found around Indo-Pacific. It inhabits deep water. The largest recorded length is 4 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Maximum length: 4 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: to 18°S in the Mozambique Channel. South China Sea (Ref.74511).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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