Diaphus perspicillatus

Diaphus perspicillatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Myctophiformes
Family:	Myctophidae
Genus:	Diaphus
Species:	D. perspicillatus
Binomial name
	Diaphus perspicillatus; (J. D. Ogilby, 1898)
Synonyms
	Aethoprora perspicillata Ogilby, 1898 ; Collettia perspicillata (Ogilby, 1898) ; Diaphus perspicullata (Ogilby, 1898) ; Myctophum elucens Brauer, 1904 ; Diaphus elucens (Brauer, 1904) ;

Diaphus perspicillatus, the transparent lantern fish, is a species of lanternfish found worldwide. ^[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 10.4 cm (4.1 in).^[2]

^ 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.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diaphus perspicillatus". FishBase. February 2015 version.

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