Diaphus meadi

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

Diaphus meadi, also known as Mead's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish that is found almost worldwide. [2]

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Description

This species reaches a length of 5.4 cm (2.1 in). [3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Giles W. Mead, who as cruise leader on the Anton Bruun cruises, six to the Indian Ocean and thirteen to the eastern South Pacific, was largely responsible for much of the material reported on by the author. [4]

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References

  1. Hulley, P. (2015). "Diaphus meadi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T15598700A15603710. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T15598700A15603710.en . Retrieved 13 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 meadi" 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.