Diaphus bertelseni
| Diaphus bertelseni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Diaphus |
| Species: | D. bertelseni
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| Binomial name | |
| Diaphus bertelseni Nafpaktitis, 1966
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Etymology
[edit | edit source]The species epithet, bertelseni, honours the Danish ichthyologist, Erik Bertelsen.[3]
Habitat and distribution
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
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