The spothead lantern fish (Diaphus metopoclampus), also called the bluntnose lanternfish, is a species of fish in the family Myctophidae (lanternfish).
Its specific name is from Ancient Greek üÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÿý (metà Âpon, "forehead") and ûñüÃÂìà(lampas, "lantern").
The spothead lantern fish is black and pink in colour, with a maximum length of . It has a deep and short head and prominent photophores in its head.
Diaphus metopoclampus is bathypelagic and non-migratory, living at depths of in non-polar seas worldwide, typically on the continental slope.
The spothead lantern fish attains sexual maturity at in length; it spawns in the spring and summer.