Scientific Name	Diaphus brachycephalus   Pronounce			by: ©South African Institute of Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)
Author	Tåning, 1928	Depth	200 - 600M
Chinese	短頭眶燈魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	燈籠魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F200　Myctophidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	短頭眶燈魚
Max Length	6 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	燈籠魚、七星魚、光魚
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	South、South West
Habitats	Ocean、Deep Sea	Holotype Locality	Eastern Atlantic [ca. 300 kilometers north of São Nicolau Island, Cape Verde Islands], 19°22'N, 24°06'W, depth about 200 meters
Synonyms	Diaphus theta
Reference	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.   Tåning, A. V. 1928
Specimen List	ASIZP0064409.
Common Name	Short-headed lantern fish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
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