Diaphus drachmanni

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

Diaphus drachmanni, also known as Drachmann's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the eastern Indian Ocean. ^{[2] [3]}

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Danish classical philologist Anders Bjørn Drachmann (1860-1935), the president of the Carlsberg Foundation, which financed the early 20th century Dana expedition that collected the type specimen. ^[4]

References

1. Williams, A. (2019). "Diaphus drachmanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T129511949A129564204. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T129511949A129564204.en . Retrieved 21 January 2024.
2. Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diaphus drachmanni". 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.