Diaphus mascarensis
Diaphus mascarensis is a species of lanternfish found in the Western Indian Ocean. [1]
| Diaphus mascarensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Diaphus |
| Species: | D. mascarensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Diaphus mascarensis Becker, 1990 | |
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Size
This species reaches a length of 14.4 cm (5.7 in).[2]
References
- Bekker, V.E. and Y.N. Shcherbachev, 1990. Bathypelagic species of the families Neoscopelidae and Myctophidae from the Indian Ocean, with a description of a new species of Diaphus. J. Ichthyol. 30(7):122-134.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Diaphus mascarensis" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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