Headlight fish
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The headlight fish[2] (Diaphus effulgens) is a species of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae. It is also sometimes referred to as the headlight lanternfish, or even the lanternfish, though it is not the only species to be called this.[3][4]
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An illustration of the headlight fish, in the 1896 edition of Oceanic Ichthyology by Goode and Bean | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Myctophiformes |
Family: | Myctophidae |
Genus: | Diaphus |
Species: | D. effulgens |
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Diaphus effulgens | |
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