Diaphus malayanus

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

Diaphus malayanus, the Malayan lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the western Pacific Ocean. [2]

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Description

This species reaches a length of 4.5 cm (1.8 in). [3]

Etymology

The fish is named because it was found in the Malay Archipelago. [4]

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References

  1. Williams, A. (2019). "Diaphus malayanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T130281858A130414140. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T130281858A130414140.en . Retrieved 8 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.) (2015). "Diaphus malayanus" 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.