Diaphus lucidus

Diaphus lucidus, the spotlight lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found worldwide. ^[2]

Diaphus lucidus
From Oceanic Ichthyology by G. Brown Goode and Tarleton H. Bean, 1896
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Myctophiformes
Family:	Myctophidae
Genus:	Diaphus
Species:	D. lucidus
Binomial name
Diaphus lucidus (Goode and Bean, 1896)
Synonyms
List Aethoprora lucida Goode & Bean, 1896 Diaphus lucida (Goode & Bean, 1896) Diaphus monodi Fowler, 1934 Diaphus reidi Fowler, 1934 Diaphus altifrons Kulikova, 1961

Description

This species reaches a length of 11.8 cm (4.6 in).^[3]