Diaphus holti
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| Diaphus holti Tåning, 1918 |
Diaphus holti is a lanternfish in the family Myctophidae, found circumglobally in both hemispheres, at depths of between 225 and 650 m during the day and between 40 and 275 m at night. Its length is about 7 cm. It is a bathypelagic oceanodromous species.
[edit] References
- "Diaphus holti". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
