Diaphus dumerilii

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Diaphus dumerilii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species:
D. dumerilii
Binomial name
Diaphus dumerilii
(Bleeker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Scopelus dumeriliiBleeker, 1856
  • Diaphus dumerili(Bleeker, 1856)
  • Myctophum dumerili(Bleeker, 1856)

Diaphus dumerilii, also known as Dumeril's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. [2]

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Description

This species reaches a length of 9.5 cm (3.7 in). [3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Auguste Duméril (1812–1870), a herpetologist and an ichthyologist, of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Hulley, P. (2015). "Diaphus dumerilii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T190314A15603055. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190314A15603055.en . Retrieved 8 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.) (2015). "Diaphus dumerilii" in 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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