Diaphus lucidus (Goode & Bean 1896)

Diaphus lucidus

This tropical species (Backus et al., 1977) is represented in the Ocean Acre collections by 16 specimens, 29–75 mm standard length (SL) taken from June to September. It is a large species, attaining 118 mm (Wisner, 1976). The only known gravid females are 98 and 99 mm SL (Nafpaktitis, 1968). Most of the specimens were taken by the Engel trawl; two were taken in discrete-depth samples at about 175 m during the night in late summer.