Diaphus coeruleus

Diaphus coeruleus, the blue lantern fish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-West Pacific.^[2]

Diaphus coeruleus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Myctophiformes
Family:	Myctophidae
Genus:	Diaphus
Species:	D. coeruleus
Binomial name
Diaphus coeruleus (Klunzinger, 1871)
Synonyms
Scopelus coeruleus Klunzinger, 1871 Diaphus caeruleus (Klunzinger, 1871) Myctophum caeruleum (Klunzinger, 1871) Myctophum caerulum (Klunzinger, 1871)

Description

This species reaches a length of 13.7 cm (5.4 in).^[3]