86: MVcrOPHIDAE (LANTERNFISHES)
D 15-17; A 14-16; P 10-12; GR (8-10)+(15-18); AO (6-7)+(4-7).
Attains 110 mm. High-oceanic, mesopelagic; juveniles in
upper 100 m (night); adults below 160 m (night). Off west
coast northwards to about 23°S. A circum global convergence species (35°-4S0S) .
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86.30 Diaphus ostenfeldi: 6.5 em Sl.
86.31 Diaphus parri
TAning, 1932
Diaphus parri Timing, 1932: 135, Fig. 7 (27°21'S, 175°11'E); McGinnis,
1974: 179*; Krefft, 1974: 232*; Nafpaktitis, 1978: 67*; Kawaguchi &
Shimizu, 1978: 43*; Kotthaus, 1979: 52*; Gj0saeter, 1981: 220; Hulley,
1981: 154*;1984:74.
D 12-14; A 12-13; P 10-11; GR (5-6)+(10-13); AO (4-6)+(3-5).
Attains 65 mm. High-oceanic, mesopelagic; upper 150 m
(night). In Agulhas Current and off west coast in Agulhas
Water pockets. Indian Ocean (lOON-12°S, with extension to
25°S in Mozambique Channel), southeast Asian seas and
Pacific (tropical waters west of 95°W).
86.31 Diaphus parri: 2.5 em Sl.
86.32 Diaphus perspicillatus
(Ogilby, 1898)
Aethoprora perspicillata Ogilby, 1898: 36 (Lord Howe Id.). Myctophum (Nyctophus) elucens Brauer, 1904: 401, Fig. 8 (O(J027'S, 42°47'E).
Diaphus perspicillatus: Nafpaktitis et al., 1977: 143*; Nafpaktitis, 1978:
52'; Kawaguchi & Shimizu, 1978: 61*; Hulley, 1981: 155*; 1984: 74;
Gj0saeter & Beck, 1981: 257.
D 15-17; A 14-16; P 10-12; GR (8-10)+(16-19); AO (5-7)+(4-7).
294
Attains 71 mm. High-oceanic, mesopelagic; 315 - 1500 m
(day); from surface to 125 m at night. In Agulhas Current
and off west coast in Agulhas Water pockets. Broadly tropical species in Atlantic (45°N-36°S, but absent in southeastern
sector); Indo-Pacific.
86.32 Diaphus perspicillatus: 3.5 em Sl.
86.33 Diaphus phillipsi
Fowler, 1934
Diaphus phillipsiFowJer, 1934: 287, Fig. 47 (loo18'30"N, 122~3'30"E);
Nafpaktitis, 1978: 55*; Kawaguchi & Shimizu, 1978: 59*; Kotthaus, 1979:
52*.
D 15-16; A 14-15; P 11-12; GR (8-9)+(16-18); AO (5-7)+(4-6).
Attains 77 mm. High-oceanic, mesopelagic; 600 m (day);
50 - 200 m (night). Not yet recorded from our area. Indian
Ocean (OSON-12°S, with extension to 16°S in Mozambique
Channel); Indo-Pacific.
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86.33 Diaphus phillipsi: 5 em SL female (after Nafpaktitis, 1978).
86.34 Diaphus problematicus
Parr, 1928
Myctophum (Diaphus) splendidum Brauer, 1906: 218* (in part).
Diaphus problematicus Parr, 1928: 143, Fig. 32 (24~9'N, 77~9'W); Nafpaktitis et al., 1977: 119*; Nafpaktitis, 1978: 13*; Kawaguchi & Shimizu,
1978: 100'; Kotthaus, 1979: 50*; Hulley, 1981: 158*; 1984: 74.
D 15-17; A 16-18; P 11-12; GR 4+(9-11): AO (6-7)+(4-6).
Attains 105 mm. High-oceanic, mesopelagic; 375 - 750 m
(day); 40 - 225 m (night). In Agulhas Current and off west
D 15-17; A 14-16; P 10-12; GR (8-10)+(15-18); AO (6-7)+(4-7).
Attains 110 mm. High-oceanic, mesopelagic; juveniles in
upper 100 m (night); adults below 160 m (night). Off west
coast northwards to about 23°S. A circum global convergence species (35°-4S0S) .
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86.30 Diaphus ostenfeldi: 6.5 em Sl.
86.31 Diaphus parri
TAning, 1932
Diaphus parri Timing, 1932: 135, Fig. 7 (27°21'S, 175°11'E); McGinnis,
1974: 179*; Krefft, 1974: 232*; Nafpaktitis, 1978: 67*; Kawaguchi &
Shimizu, 1978: 43*; Kotthaus, 1979: 52*; Gj0saeter, 1981: 220; Hulley,
1981: 154*;1984:74.
D 12-14; A 12-13; P 10-11; GR (5-6)+(10-13); AO (4-6)+(3-5).
Attains 65 mm. High-oceanic, mesopelagic; upper 150 m
(night). In Agulhas Current and off west coast in Agulhas
Water pockets. Indian Ocean (lOON-12°S, with extension to
25°S in Mozambique Channel), southeast Asian seas and
Pacific (tropical waters west of 95°W).
86.31 Diaphus parri: 2.5 em Sl.
86.32 Diaphus perspicillatus
(Ogilby, 1898)
Aethoprora perspicillata Ogilby, 1898: 36 (Lord Howe Id.). Myctophum (Nyctophus) elucens Brauer, 1904: 401, Fig. 8 (O(J027'S, 42°47'E).
Diaphus perspicillatus: Nafpaktitis et al., 1977: 143*; Nafpaktitis, 1978:
52'; Kawaguchi & Shimizu, 1978: 61*; Hulley, 1981: 155*; 1984: 74;
Gj0saeter & Beck, 1981: 257.
D 15-17; A 14-16; P 10-12; GR (8-10)+(16-19); AO (5-7)+(4-7).
294
Attains 71 mm. High-oceanic, mesopelagic; 315 - 1500 m
(day); from surface to 125 m at night. In Agulhas Current
and off west coast in Agulhas Water pockets. Broadly tropical species in Atlantic (45°N-36°S, but absent in southeastern
sector); Indo-Pacific.
86.32 Diaphus perspicillatus: 3.5 em Sl.
86.33 Diaphus phillipsi
Fowler, 1934
Diaphus phillipsiFowJer, 1934: 287, Fig. 47 (loo18'30"N, 122~3'30"E);
Nafpaktitis, 1978: 55*; Kawaguchi & Shimizu, 1978: 59*; Kotthaus, 1979:
52*.
D 15-16; A 14-15; P 11-12; GR (8-9)+(16-18); AO (5-7)+(4-6).
Attains 77 mm. High-oceanic, mesopelagic; 600 m (day);
50 - 200 m (night). Not yet recorded from our area. Indian
Ocean (OSON-12°S, with extension to 16°S in Mozambique
Channel); Indo-Pacific.
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86.33 Diaphus phillipsi: 5 em SL female (after Nafpaktitis, 1978).
86.34 Diaphus problematicus
Parr, 1928
Myctophum (Diaphus) splendidum Brauer, 1906: 218* (in part).
Diaphus problematicus Parr, 1928: 143, Fig. 32 (24~9'N, 77~9'W); Nafpaktitis et al., 1977: 119*; Nafpaktitis, 1978: 13*; Kawaguchi & Shimizu,
1978: 100'; Kotthaus, 1979: 50*; Hulley, 1981: 158*; 1984: 74.
D 15-17; A 16-18; P 11-12; GR 4+(9-11): AO (6-7)+(4-6).
Attains 105 mm. High-oceanic, mesopelagic; 375 - 750 m
(day); 40 - 225 m (night). In Agulhas Current and off west