Diaphus knappi

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Diaphus knappi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species:
D. knappi
Binomial name
Diaphus knappi

Diaphus knappi, the small lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. [2]

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Description

This species reaches a length of 17.3 cm (6.8 in). [3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Smithsonian ichthyologist Leslie W. Knapp (1929–2017), for providing the author with lanternfishes from both the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Williams, A. (2019). "Diaphus knappi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T130275223A130414120. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T130275223A130414120.en . Retrieved 13 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 knappi". 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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