Diaphus aliciae

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

Diaphus aliciae is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-Pacific and the South China Sea.[2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 6.0 cm (2.4 in).[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of American herpetologist Alice Boring (1883–1955), of Yenching University, Beijing, China.[4]

References

  1. ^ Williams, A. (2019). "Diaphus aliciae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T129511252A129564065. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T129511252A129564065.en. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  2. ^ Hulley, P.A., 1986. Myctophidae. p. 282-321. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diaphus aliciae". 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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