White-spotted lantern fish
The white-spotted lantern fish (Diaphus rafinesquii), also called Rafinesque's lanternfish, is a species of fish in the family Myctophidae. Etymology
Its specific name refers to the polymath Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1783–1840). Description

The white-spotted lantern fish is silvery in colour, spotted with photophores, with a maximum length of . Habitat

Diaphus rafinesquii is bathypelagic or mesopelagic and oceanodromous, living at depths of  in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. During the day, it is typically found at  and at night, the adults are at  and the young at . Behaviour

Males are slightly larger; spawning is in autumn and winter. References

Myctophidae
Fish described in 1838
Taxa named by Anastasio Cocco