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Summary for Diaphus holti Larvae
Small lantern fish

Diaphus  holti  Tåning, 1918
Family:	Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)			( not available )
Order:	Myctophiformes
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
English name:	Small lantern fish
Distribution:	Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay including the Mediterranean to Liberia (uncommon between Morocco to Mauritania). Elsewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, south and east of 50°N and 45°W to 35°N, but east of 35°W to about 20°N. Indian Ocean: two specimens at 29°30'S, 64°56'E.
Adult biology:	High-oceanic, found between 225-650 m during the day and between 40-275 m at night exhibiting size stratification with depth and with adult females below 450 m (Ref. 4479). Depth range from 300-777 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504). Large juveniles, sub-adults and adults from the Mediterranean are known to be migratory (Ref. 4775).
Diagnosis:	Round eyes. Similar to the larvae of D. rafinesquei, which have a shorter gut and no row of pigment cells between the anal and the caudal fin. See also LARVAE table.
Climate Zone:	deep-water; 50°NC
Main Ref:	Barnabé, G. and F. René. 1973. (Ref. 219)
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	Entered: Papasissi, Christine

	Ref.:				Glossary
		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. urostyle)

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