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Malayan Lanternfish

Diaphus malayanus Weber 1913

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Migration

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Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 15 - 16
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Biology

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Oceanic and mesopelagic (Ref. 4066, 75154). Found in the upper 85 m at night.
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Diaphus malayanus

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Diaphus malayanus, the Malayan lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Western Pacific Ocean.[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 4.5 cm (1.8 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named because it was found in the Malay Archipelago.[3]

References

  1. ^ Hulley, P.A., 1986. Myctophidae. p. 282-321. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Diaphus malayanus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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Diaphus malayanus: Brief Summary

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Diaphus malayanus, the Malayan lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Western Pacific Ocean.

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Description

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Oceanic and mesopelagic. Occurs in the upper 85 m at night.

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Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023).

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