| Diaphus gigas | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Diaphus |
| Species: | D. gigas |
| Binomial name | |
| Diaphus gigas C. H. Gilbert, 1913 | |
Diaphus gigas is a species of lanternfish found in the northern Pacific Ocean. [2] [3]
This species reaches a length of 17.0 cm (6.7 in). [4]
The fish is named in because it is large, at 170 mm TL, the largest species in Gilbert's monograph on the lanternfishes of Japan. [4]
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Diaphus ehrhorni is a species of lanternfish found in the Philippines and the western-central Pacific Ocean.
Diaphus dehaveni is a species of lanternfish found in the Philippines and the western-central Pacific Ocean.
Diaphus sagamiensis is a species of lanternfish found in the north-western Pacific Ocean.
Diaphus antonbruuni, also known as Bruun’s lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Indian Ocean.
Diaphus roei, the small lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Philippines and the western-central Atlantic Ocean.
Diaphus nielseni is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Diaphus megalops is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-west Pacific.
Diaphus meadi, also known as Mead's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish that is found almost worldwide.
Diaphus knappi, the small lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Diaphus wisneri is a species of lanternfish found in the Pacific Ocean.
Diaphus impostor, the imposter lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the western-central Pacific Ocean.
Diaphus kapalae, the Kapala lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Diaphus watasei, also known as Watases lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-west Pacific.
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Diaphus basileusi is a species of lanternfish found in the western Indian Ocean.
Diaphus dumerilii, also known as Dumeril's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
Diaphus kuroshio is a species of lanternfish found in the north-western Pacific Ocean.
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