Diaphus trachops

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Diaphus trachops
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species:
D. trachops
Binomial name
Diaphus trachops
Wisner, 1974

Diaphus trachops is a species of lanternfish found in the Eastern Central Pacific Ocean. [1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 6.4 cm (2.5 in). [2]

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References

  1. Wisner, R.L., 1974. Descriptions of five new species of myctophid fishes from the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Oceans. Occas. Pap. Cal. Acad. Sci. 110:1-37.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Diaphus trachops" in FishBase . February 2015 version.