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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 | |||