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Etymology: Diaphus: Greek, dis, dia = through + Greek, physa, phyo = to beget, to have as offspring (Ref. 45335); mascarensis: Named after the banks of the Mascarene Ridge, its place of capture.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 237 - 800 m (Ref. 41745). Deep-water, preferred ?
Western Indian Ocean: banks of Saya de Malha and from the Nazaré Bank.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41745)
Taken in bottom trawls, probably benthopelagic (Ref. 41745).
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Bekker, V.E. and Y.N. Shcherbachev, 1990. Bathypelagic species of the families Neoscopelidae and Myctophidae from the Indian Ocean, with a description of a new species of Diaphus. J. Ichthyol. 30(7):122-134. (Ref. 41745)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
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Harmless
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