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Horned lanternfish (Diaphus splendidus)
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Ecological Illustration of Horned lanternfish (Diaphus splendidus)
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Myctophidae

Horned lanternfish

Diaphus splendidus

Myctophid Fish from Western Pacific

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Elongated
  • Small

Horned lanternfish is a marine fish found around Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 9 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Lanternfishes
Family
Myctophidae
Genus
Diaphus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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