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Summary for Diaphus rafinesquii Larvae
White-spotted lantern fish

Diaphus  rafinesquii  (Cocco, 1838)
Family:	Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Order:	Myctophiformes
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
English name:	White-spotted lantern fish
Distribution:	Eastern Atlantic: British Isles to Mauritania including the Mediterranean and Iceland (Ref. 12462). Western Atlantic: north of the Gulf Stream. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). Also reported from the Indian and the Pacific Oceans (Ref. 26165).
Adult biology:	High-oceanic, found between 325-750 m during daytime (Ref. 4479). At night, a two layer system occurs, with adults found at 300-600 m and juveniles at 40-200 m (Ref. 4479).
Diagnosis:	Round eyes. A shorter gut and no row of pigment cells between the anal and the caudal fin as in D. holti. See also LARVAE table.
Climate Zone:	deep-water; 62°N - 20°N
Main Ref:	Barnabé, G. and F. René. 1973. (Ref. 219)
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	Checked: Giovanardi, Otello	Entered: Papasissi, Christine

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

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