Author: Gilbert, 1905
Diaphus adenomus Gilbert, 1905
Status in World Register of Marine Species:
Accepted name: Diaphus adenomus Gilbert, 1905 (updated 2009-06-25)
Diagnosis: dorsal finrays 15 (14-16); anal finrays 15 (14-16); pectoral finrays 11 (12). Gillrakers 5 + 1 + 11 (10, rarely 12), total 17 (16, rarely 18). AO 6 (7) + 5 (6), total 11 (12, rarely 13). Size: to 207 mm.
Habitat: pseudoceanic, epibenthic; day at 500-600 m; night at 180 m. Food: no data. Reproduction: no data.
Distribution: Atlantic: amphi-Atlantic pattern: from off Casablanca (Morocco) and the north- west African seaboard; off the Bahamas and in the Gulf of Mexico. Pacific: coastal waters off Hawaii and off central Japan.
Eggs, larvae and young stages. No data.
Otoliths (sagitta). No data.