Diaphus theta

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Diaphus theta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species:
D. theta
Binomial name
Diaphus theta

Diaphus theta, the California headlightfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. [1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 11.4 cm (4.5 in). [2]

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References

  1. Clemens, W.A. and G.V. Wilby, 1961. Fishes of the Pacific coast of Canada. 2nd ed. Fish. Res. Bd. Canada Bull. (68):443 p.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Diaphus theta" in FishBase . February 2015 version.