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.
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 12 - 14
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Trophic Strategy
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Oceanic and mesopelagic. Found in the upper 250 m at night (Ref. 4066). Taken as prey by hakes, kingklip and Cape horse mackerel (Ref. 36731).
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Biology
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Oceanic and mesopelagic (Ref. 4066). Taken as prey by hakes, kingklip and Cape horse mackerel (Ref. 36731). Found in the upper 250 m at night. Spawns in spring-early summer.Reach sexual maturity at a length of 3,6 cm (Ref. 47377).
Diaphus meadi
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Diaphus meadi, Mead's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found pretty much worldwide.[1]
Size
This species reaches a length of 5.4 cm (2.1 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Giles W. Mead (1928–2003), who as cruise leader on the Anton Bruun cruises, six to the Indian Ocean and thirteen to the Eastern South Pacific, was largely responsible for much of the material reported on by the author.[3]
References
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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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^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Diaphus meadi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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Diaphus meadi: Brief Summary
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Diaphus meadi, Mead's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found pretty much worldwide.
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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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