Golden-nosed lantern fish

Diaphus chrysorhynchus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth10–602 m
Water temperature23–29 °C
Best monthsApril
How commonRare

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About this species

Diaphus chrysorhynchus, the golden-nose lantern fish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Pacific Ocean.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Diaphus chrysorhynchus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 2 records
March: 2 records
April: 8 records
May: 0 records
June: 0 records
July: 0 records
August: 3 records
September: 2 records
October: 0 records
November: 4 records
December: 3 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 10–602 m · Deepest record: 608 m

0–10 m: 1 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 11 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C

22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 9 records
26–28 °C: 16 records
28–30 °C: 5 records

Names and classification

English: Golden-nosed lantern fish, Goldnose Lanternfish

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Sagamihadaka, サガミハダカ

Other scientific names: Diaphus astridae

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
292 open-data records from 1947 to 2003.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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