| Family: |
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes), subfamily: Diaphinae |
| Max. size: |
13 cm SL (male/unsexed); 16.4 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range - 120 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Indian Ocean: known only from its type locality, above the southern crest of the Equator seamount. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-15; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 14-15; Vertebrae: 35-35. Inner row teeth of lower jaw considerably enlarged and equidistant from one another; dorsal-nasal gland about equal in size to the trunk photophore, not immersed in tissue underlay, aligned sideways and fully disconnected from ventral-nasal gland; suborbital and anterorbital glands and hook-shaped teeth in posterior part of upper jaw missing (Ref. 43965). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 25 June 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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