Diaphus kapalae, the Kapala lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 2003. Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of March 2003. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in March 2003.
Etymology The fish is named in honor of the fisheries research vessel Kapala, which has collected numerous specimens off the coast of New South Wales, including the type specimen of this species.
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