Diaphus coeruleus

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Diaphus coeruleus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species:
D. coeruleus
Binomial name
Diaphus coeruleus
(Klunzinger, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Scopelus coeruleusKlunzinger, 1871
  • Diaphus caeruleus(Klunzinger, 1871)
  • Myctophum caeruleum(Klunzinger, 1871)
  • Myctophum caerulum(Klunzinger, 1871)

Diaphus coeruleus, the blue lantern fish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-West Pacific. [2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 13.7 cm (5.4 in). [3]

References

  1. ↑ Williams, A. (2019). "Diaphus coeruleus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T129511555A129564155. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T129511555A129564155.en . Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. ↑ Kailola, P.J., 1987. The fishes of Papua New Guinea. A revised and annotated checklist. Vol. 1. Myxinidae to Synbranchidae. Research Bulletin No. 41. Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. 194 p.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diaphus coeruleus". FishBase . February 2015 version.


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