Spothead lantern fish
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The spothead lantern fish (Diaphus metopoclampus), also called the bluntnose lanternfish,[3] is a species of fish in the family Myctophidae (lanternfish).[4][5]
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Diaphus |
| Species: | D. metopoclampus |
| Binomial name | |
| Diaphus metopoclampus (Cocco, 1829) | |
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Its specific name is from Ancient Greek μέτωπον (metōpon, "forehead") and λαμπάς (lampas, "lantern").[6]
Description
The spothead lantern fish is black and pink in colour, with a maximum length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in).[7][8] It has a deep and short head and prominent photophores in its head.[9]
Habitat
Diaphus metopoclampus is bathypelagic and non-migratory, living at depths of 90–1,085 m (295–3,560 ft) in non-polar seas worldwide, typically on the continental slope.[10][7]
Behaviour
The spothead lantern fish attains sexual maturity at 4.8 cm (1.9 in) in length; it spawns in the spring and summer.[11]
References
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