Diaphus mascarensis is a species of lanternfish found in the western Indian Ocean.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Diaphus |
| Species: | D. mascarensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Diaphus mascarensis Becker, 1990
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Description
editThis species reaches a length of 14.4 cm (5.7 in).[3]
References
edit- ^ Williams, A. (2019). "Diaphus mascarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T130281888A130540943. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T130281888A130540943.en. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ Bekker, V.E. and Y.N. Shcherbachev, 1990. Bathypelagic species of the families Neoscopelidae and Myctophidae from the Indian Ocean, with a description of a new species of Diaphus. J. Ichthyol. 30(7):122-134.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diaphus mascarensis". FishBase. February 2015 version.
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