The white-spotted lantern fish (Diaphus rafinesquii), also called Rafinesque's lanternfish, is a species of fish in the family Myctophidae.[3][4][5][6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Diaphus |
| Species: | D. rafinesquii
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| Diaphus rafinesquii (Cocco, 1838)
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Etymology
editIts specific name refers to the polymath Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1783–1840).[7]
Description
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The white-spotted lantern fish is silvery in colour, spotted with photophores, with a maximum length of 9 cm (3.5 in).[8]
Habitat
editDiaphus rafinesquii is bathypelagic or mesopelagic and oceanodromous, living at depths of 40–2,173 m (131–7,129 ft) in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.[9][10][11] During the day, it is typically found at 325–750 m (1,066–2,461 ft) and at night, the adults are at 300–600 m (980–1,970 ft) and the young at 40–200 m (130–660 ft).[12]
Behaviour
editMales are slightly larger; spawning is in autumn and winter.[13]
References
edit- ^ "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species".
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Diaphus rafinesquii (Cocco, 1838)". www.marinespecies.org.
- ^ Mundy, Bruce C. (July 25, 2005). Checklist of the Fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bishop Museum Press. ISBN 9781581780444 – via Google Books.
- ^ McEachran, John; Fechhelm, Janice D. (July 25, 1998). Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292752061 – via Google Books.
- ^ "White-spoted lantern fish - Diaphus rafinesquii - (Cocco, 1838)". eunis.eea.europa.eu.
- ^ Wisner, Robert L. (July 25, 1976). "The Taxonomy and Distribution of Lanternfishes (Family Myctophidae) of the Eastern Pacific Ocean". Department of Defense, Navy Department, Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity – via Google Books.
- ^ Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United (August 1, 2020). Identification guide to the mesopelagic fishes of the central and south east Atlantic Ocean. Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN 9789251330944 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Diaphus rafinesquii". www.fishbase.se.
- ^ Nafpaktitus, Basil G.; Backus, Richard H.; Craddock, James E.; Haedrich, Richard L.; Robison, Bruce H.; Karnella, Charles (October 23, 2018). Order Iniomi (Myctophiformes): Part 7. Yale University Press. ISBN 9781933789170 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Diaphus rafinesquei". species-identification.org.
- ^ Wienerroither, Rupert; Bjelland, Otte (2013). "First record of Diaphus rafinesquii (Cocco, 1838) (Myctophidae) in the Norwegian Sea". Fauna Norvegica. 32: 39–43. doi:10.5324/fn.v32i0.1528 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ "Diaphus rafinesquii (Cocco, 1838) White-spotted lantern fish". fishbase.in.
- ^ "Diaphus rafinesquii | NBN Atlas". species.nbnatlas.org.
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