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Diaphus bertelseni
Species of lanternfish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Diaphus bertelseni, or Bertelsen's lanternfish, is a species of oceanodromous lanternfish, first described in 1966 by Basil Nafpaktitis.[1][2]
Holotype site (MCZ 43121): central Atlantic Ocean'"`UNIQ--ref-00000005-QINU`"'
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Etymology
The species epithet, bertelseni, honours the Danish ichthyologist, Erik Bertelsen.[2]
Habitat and distribution
Diaphus bertelseni lives in the Eastern Atlantic, Western Atlantic, Southwest Pacific, and Eastern Pacific at depths up to 300 meters.[1] They are mostly at 200 to 300 meters deep during the day, and 60 to 175 meters deep at night.[3]
Description
Diaphus bertelseni grows to a length of 9.1 cm, and can have up to 15 dorsal fins, 15 anal fins, 8 pelvic fins, 18 gill rakers, and 35 lateral lines.[1] Their coloring is dark with paler photophores.[3]
References
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