Myctophidae

Diogenes lanternfish

Diogenichthys laternatus

Myctophid Fish beneath the Indian Ocean

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• North America
• South America
• Fusiform
• Small
• Tropical fish

Diogenes lanternfish is a marine fish from Pacific. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 1.5 cm.