Diaphus dahlgreni

Diaphus dahlgreni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species:
D. dahlgreni
Binomial name
Diaphus dahlgreni
Fowler, 1934

Diaphus dahlgreni is a species of lanternfish found in the Philippines and the western-central Pacific Ocean. [2][3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of zoologist Ulric Dahlgren (1870–1946), of Princeton University, because of his work on “luminous animals”[4]

References

  1. ^ Williams, A. (2019). "Diaphus dahlgreni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T129511614A129564180. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T129511614A129564180.en. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  2. ^ Paxton, J.R., 1979. Nominal genera and species of lanternfishes (Family Myctophidae). Contrib. Sci. Natur. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles County, 322:1–28.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diaphus dahlgreni". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 1 March 2023.


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