Diaphus malayanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Myctophiformes |
Family: | Myctophidae |
Genus: | Diaphus |
Species: | D. malayanus
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Binomial name | |
Diaphus malayanus M. C. W. Weber, 1913
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Diaphus malayanus, the Malayan lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the western Pacific Ocean.[2]
This species reaches a length of 4.5 cm (1.8 in).[3]
The fish is named because it was found in the Malay Archipelago.[4]