Diaphus bertelseni

Diaphus bertelseni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species:
D. bertelseni
Binomial name
Diaphus bertelseni
Map
Holotype site (MCZ 43121): central Atlantic Ocean[1]

Diaphus bertelseni, or Bertelsen's lanternfish, is a species of oceanodromous lanternfish, first described in 1966 by Basil Nafpaktitis.[2][3]

Etymology

The species epithet, bertelseni, honours the Danish ichthyologist, Erik Bertelsen.[3]

Habitat and distribution

Diaphus bertelseni lives in the Eastern Atlantic, Western Atlantic, Southwest Pacific, and Eastern Pacific at depths up to 300 meters.[2] They are mostly at 200 to 300 meters deep during the day, and 60 to 175 meters deep at night.[4]

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.[2] Their coloring is dark with paler photophores.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Diaphus bertelseni". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  2. ^ a b c "Diaphus bertelseni summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ a b "Western Atlantic Fish // Diaphus bertelseni". watlfish.com. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
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