| Diaphus ostenfeldi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Diaphus |
| Species: | D. ostenfeldi |
| Binomial name | |
| Diaphus ostenfeldi Tåning, 1932 | |
Diaphus ostenfeldi, the Ostenfeld's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found Worldwide. [1]
This species reaches a length of 12.0 cm (4.7 in). [2]
The fish is named in honor of the late Carl Hansen Ostenfeld (1873–1931), a Danish botanist and the chairman of the committee that edited the oceanographic reports of the Dana expeditions. [3]
Charles Tate Regan FRS was a British ichthyologist, working mainly around the beginning of the 20th century. He did extensive work on fish classification schemes.
Diaphus is a genus of lanternfishes. It is the most species-rich lanternfish genus.
Diaphus holti, the Small lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. This species grows to a length of 7.0 centimetres (2.8 in) SL.
Carl Emil Hansen Ostenfeld was a Danish systematic botanist. He graduated from the University of Copenhagen under professor Eugenius Warming. He was a keeper at the Botanical Museum 1900–1918, when he became professor of botany at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University. In 1923, by the early retirement of Raunkiær's, Ostenfeld became professor of botany at the University of Copenhagen and director of the Copenhagen Botanical Garden, both positions held until his death in 1931. He was a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters and served on the board of directors of the Carlsberg Foundation.
Bolinichthys is a genus of lanternfishes.
Taaningichthys is a genus of lanternfishes.
Albert Eide Parr was a Norwegian-born, American marine biologist, zoologist and oceanographer. He was the director of the American Museum of Natural History from 1942 to 1959. Parrosaurus missouriensis, a species of plant-eating dinosaur, is named after him.
Electrona carlsbergi, the Electron subantarctic lanternfish, covers waters to the south of the Antarctic convergence to the Antarctic coast. Their life span is about five years, in which they mature after 2–3 years. They feed mainly on copepods, but also hyperiids and euphausiids.
The headlight fish is a species of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae. It is also sometimes referred to as the headlight lanternfish, or even the lanternfish, though it is not the only species to be called this.
Apletodon pellegrini, the chubby clingfish, is a species of clingfish of the family Gobiesocidae. The species is found in the Eastern Atlantic, from Madeira, Cape Verde, Canary Islands, Annobon Islands, mainland shore from Cape Blanco south to Port Alfred, South Africa. This species reaches a length of 5.0 cm (2.0 in).
Xyrichtys sanctaehelenae, the yellow razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. The fish is found in the Central Atlantic Ocean.
Diaphus aliciae is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-Pacific. Along with the South China Sea.
Diaphus anderseni, the Andersen's lantern fish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
Diaphus danae, the Dana lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
Diaphus drachmanni, the Drachmann's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the eastern Indian Ocean.
Diaphus jenseni, the Jensen's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-Pacific, the Southeast Atlantic Ocean and there South China Sea.
Diaphus parri, the Parr's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found worldwide.
Diaphus regani, the Regan's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
Diaphus richardsoni, is a species of lanternfish found worldwide.
Diaphus schmidti, is a species of lanternfish found in the Widespread areas of the tropical and the subtropical Pacific Ocean.
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