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Etymology: Diaphus: Greek, dis, dia = through + Greek, physa, phyo = to beget, to have as offspring (Ref. 45335); diademophilus: From the combination of the names diadematus and termophilus, alluding to the close relationship of the three species and also from the fact that in several characters diademophilus is intermediate between the other two species..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino benthopelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 1808 m (Ref. 44036). Deep-water; 10°N - 20°S
Indo-West Pacific: common in the tropical Indian Ocean and Southeast Asian seas. South China Sea (Ref.74511).
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 4.0, range 4 - 4.2 cm
Max length : 4.9 cm SL (female)
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 14 - 15; Raggi anali molli: 14 - 16. Vertically elongate Vn.
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Nafpaktitis, B.G., 1978. Systematics and distribution of lanternfishes of the genera Lobianchia and Diaphus (Myctophidae) in the Indian Ocean. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles County, Sci. Bull. 30:1-92. (Ref. 11639)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 6.1 - 13, mean 8.8 (based on 310 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00367 - 0.03596), b=2.99 (2.74 - 3.24), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).