Diaphus dumerilii

Diaphus dumerilii
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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]

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]

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.). "Diaphus dumerilii". 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.