Diaphus ostenfeldi

Diaphus ostenfeldi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species:
D. ostenfeldi
Binomial name
Diaphus ostenfeldi
Tåning, 1932

Diaphus ostenfeldi, also known as Ostenfeld's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found worldwide.[2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 12.0 cm (4.7 in).[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of the late Carl Hansen Ostenfeld (1873–1931), a Danish botanist and the chairman of the committee that edited the oceanographic reports of the Dana expeditions.[4]

References

  1. ^ Hulley, P. (2015). "Diaphus ostenfeldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T15598704A15603715. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T15598704A15603715.en. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. ^ Hulley, P.A., 1990. Myctophidae. p. 398-467. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI; Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diaphus ostenfeldi". 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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