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Blue lantern fish (Diaphus coeruleus)
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Blue lantern fish (Diaphus coeruleus) specimen
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Myctophidae

Blue lantern fish

Diaphus coeruleus

Myctophid Fish from Indo West Pacific

  • Blue
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Small

Blue lantern fish is a marine fish found around Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 13.7 cm.

Genus
Diaphus
Maximum length
13.7 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and the Andaman Sea (Ref. 48453 ), Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6993 ), Indonesia (Ref. 5978 ), Taiwan (Ref. 39633 ), Chesterfield Islands (Ref. 11897 ), and Australia (Ref. 7300 ). South China Sea (Re.74511).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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