Diaphus fragilis

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Diaphus fragilis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species:
D. fragilis
Binomial name
Diaphus fragilis
Tåning, 1932

Diaphus fragilis, the fragile lantern fish, is a species of lanternfish found in tropics worldwide. [1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 12.3 cm (4.8 in). [2]

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References

  1. Hulley, P.A., 1990. Myctophidae. p. 398-467. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI; Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Diaphus fragilis" in FishBase . February 2015 version.