Diaphus coeruleus

Diaphus coeruleus, the blue lantern fish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-West Pacific. [1]

Diaphus coeruleus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species:
D. coeruleus
Binomial name
Diaphus coeruleus
(Klunzinger, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Scopelus coeruleus Klunzinger, 1871
  • Diaphus caeruleus (Klunzinger, 1871)
  • Myctophum caeruleum (Klunzinger, 1871)
  • Myctophum caerulum (Klunzinger, 1871)

Size

This species reaches a length of 13.7 cm (5.4 in).[2]

References
  1. Kailola, P.J., 1987. The fishes of Papua New Guinea. A revised and annotated checklist. Vol. 1. Myxinidae to Synbranchidae. Research Bulletin No. 41. Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. 194 p.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Diaphus coeruleus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.


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