Diaphus anderseni

Diaphus anderseni
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Myctophiformes
Family:	Myctophidae
Genus:	Diaphus
Species:	D. anderseni
Binomial name
Diaphus anderseni Tåning, 1932

Diaphus anderseni, also known as Andersen's lantern fish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. ^[2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 3.2 cm (1.3 in). ^[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Tåning's friend, N. C. Andersen, physician on board the Danish research vessel Dana which embarqued on different cruises in the northern and the southern seas. ^[4]

References

1. Hulley, P. (2015). "Diaphus anderseni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T190404A15603120. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190404A15603120.en . Retrieved 21 January 2024.
2. Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text).
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diaphus anderseni". 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.