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Diaphus bertelseni

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Diaphus bertelseni
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D. bertelseni
Binomial name
Diaphus bertelseni
Nafpaktitis, 1966

Diaphus bertelseni, or Bertelsen's lanternfish, is a species of oceanodromous lanternfish.[1]

Habitat and distribution

The species lives in areas like the Eastern Atlantic, Western Atlantic, Southwest Pacific, and the Eastern Pacific, living from 0 to 300 meters below the surface.[1] They are mostly at 200 to 300 meters deep during the day, and 60 to 175 meters deep at night.[2]

Description

It grows to a length of 9.1 cm,[1] and can have up to 15 dorsal fins, 15 anal fins, 8 pelvic fins, 18 gill rakers, and 35 lateral lines. Their coloring is dark with paler photophores.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Diaphus bertelseni summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  2. ^ a b "Western Atlantic Fish // Diaphus bertelseni". watlfish.com. Retrieved 2019-04-08.