Diaphus metopoclampus, Spothead lantern fish

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Diaphus metopoclampus (Cocco, 1829)

Spothead lantern fish
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Diaphus metopoclampus
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Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes) > Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Diaphinae
Etymology: Diaphus: Greek, dis, dia = through + Greek, physa, phyo = to beget, to have as offspring (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia


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