Headlight fish

Diaphus effulgens

Myctophid Fish of the Brazilian Coast

Headlight fish is known from Eastern Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in deep water.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: from 40° to 17°N, from 19°S to Subtropical Convergence zone. Western Atlantic: USA to about 20°N, from Brazil to Subtropical Convergence. Indian Ocean: west of 70°E between 5°S-38°S. Western Pacific: between 0° and 29°N, Southeast Asian seas, New South Wales, Australia (Ref. 7300 ) and New Zealand (Ref. 5755 ). Central and Southeast Pacific.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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