Diaphus ostenfeldi

Diaphus ostenfeldi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
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, also known as Ostenfeld's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found worldwide. ^[2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 12.0 cm (4.7 in). ^[3]

Etymology

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. ^[4]

References

1. Hulley, P. (2015). "Diaphus ostenfeldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T15598704A15603715. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T15598704A15603715.en . Retrieved 20 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 ostenfeldi". 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.