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Diaphus splendidus

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Diaphus splendidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species:
D. splendidus
Binomial name
Diaphus splendidus
(A. B. Brauer, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Myctophum splendidum A. B. Brauer, 1904

Diaphus splendidus, the horned lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found worldwide. [1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 9.0 cm (3.5 in).[2]

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.). "Diaphus splendidus". FishBase. February 2015 version.