Migration
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Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
Biology
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High-oceanic, found between 325-850 m during the day (most abundant at 400-500 m) and between 40-225 m at night (most abundant 100 m) (Ref. 4479). Mesopelagic (Ref. 5951, 75154).
Comprehensive Description
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Diaphus termophilus
This presumed tropical species (Backus et al., 1977) is found in the Atlantic Ocean mainly in the Caribbean Sea and its immediate vicinity (Nafpaktitis, 1968); it is also found in the tropical Pacific, but apparently not in the Indian Ocean (Nafpaktitis et al., 1977). This moderately large myctophid grows to about 75 mm (Nafpaktitis et al., 1977). It is rare near Bermuda. A total of nine fish, 14–60 mm, was taken from April to September. Two individuals were caught in discrete-depth samples; one at 230 m during the night, and the other at 290 m near sunrise.
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- Gibbs, Robert H., Jr. and Krueger, William H. 1987. "Biology of midwater fishes of the Bermuda Ocean Acre." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-187. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.452
Diaphus termophilus
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Diaphus termophilus, the Taaning's lantern fish, is a species of lanternfish. It occurs in all oceans between about 52°N and 48°S.[1][2][3]
Size
This species reaches a standard length of 8.0 cm (3.1 in).[2]
References
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^ a b Hulley, P. (2015). "Diaphus termophilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T15598812A15603740. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T15598812A15603740.en. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
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^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Diaphus termophilus" in FishBase. August 2022 version.
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^ Hulley, P.A., 1990. Myctophidae. p. 398-467. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI; Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1.
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Diaphus termophilus: Brief Summary
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Diaphus termophilus, the Taaning's lantern fish, is a species of lanternfish. It occurs in all oceans between about 52°N and 48°S.
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Distribution
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Western Atlantic: 40.9°N to 10°N including Caribbean, Lesser Antilles
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Habitat
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found at depths of 40-850m, mesopelagic species
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Habitat
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nektonic
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Habitat
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Known from seamounts and knolls
Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.
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