Diaphus kapalae Nafpaktitis, Robertson & Paxton, 1995
Kapala lanternfish
Diaphus kapalae
photo by Dubosc, J.

 Family:  Myctophidae (Lanternfishes), subfamily: Lampanyctinae
 Max. size: 
 Environment:  pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 290 m
 Distribution:  Southwest Pacific: New South Wales, Australia.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Mesopelagic species (Ref. 75154).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 19.08.03
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 15.07.13

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