| Diaphus bertelseni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Diaphus |
| Species: | D. bertelseni |
| Binomial name | |
| Diaphus bertelseni Nafpaktitis, 1966 | |
Diaphus bertelseni, or Bertelsen's lanternfish, is a species of oceanodromous lanternfish, first described in 1966 by Basil Nafpaktitis.[1][2]
Etymology
The species epithet, bertelseni, honours the Danish ichthyologist, Erik Bertelsen.[2]
Habitat and distribution
Diaphus bertelseni lives in the Eastern Atlantic, Western Atlantic, Southwest Pacific, and Eastern Pacific at depths up to 300 meters.[1] They are mostly at 200 to 300 meters deep during the day, and 60 to 175 meters deep at night.[3]
Description
Diaphus bertelseni grows to a length of 9.1 cm, and can have up to 15 dorsal fins, 15 anal fins, 8 pelvic fins, 18 gill rakers, and 35 lateral lines.[1] Their coloring is dark with paler photophores.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 "Diaphus bertelseni summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- 1 2 Basil Nafpaktitis (1966). "Two new fishes of the myctophid genus Diaphus from the Atlantic Ocean". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 133 (9): 401-424 figs 1-11 [405, figs 2-5]. ISSN 0027-4100. Wikidata Q114068007.
- 1 2 "Western Atlantic Fish // Diaphus bertelseni". watlfish.com. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
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