Diaphus splendidus (Brauer, 1904)

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 190

Diaphus splendidus (Brauer, 1904)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 9 cm SL

Water type: marine

Environment: epi- to hadopelagic

Depth range: 0-8000 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015)

Source: bibliography

Distribution and remarks: circumglobal distribution in most tropical areas. Eastern Atlantic: known from between 30°N and about 19°N and between 07°N and 11°S (uncommon over the Mauritanian upwelling region).