Diaphus bertelseni Nafpaktitis, 1966
Bertelsen's lanternfish

Family:  Myctophidae (Lanternfishes), subfamily: Diaphinae
Max. size:  9.1 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 300 m, oceanodromous
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: off Portugal to Mauritania; Gabon to Angola. Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA (Ref. 26340) to the Antilles (Ref. 26340) and Venezuela; Brazil to Argentina (with disjunct distribution over the minimum region off Brazil). Elsewhere, from two stations in Northwest Pacific and with reservation from near Hawaii. Southwest Pacific: Australia (Ref. 7300) and New Zealand (Ref. 5755). Atlantic and Eastern Pacific: occurring in tropical warm waters of both hemispheres (Ref. 47377).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  High-oceanic, found between 200-300 m during the day and between 60-175 at night (Ref. 4479, 58302). Mesopelagic (Ref. 58302, 75154). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 July 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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