Lampanyctus jordani | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Myctophiformes |
Family: | Myctophidae |
Genus: | Lampanyctus |
Species: | L. jordani |
Binomial name | |
Lampanyctus jordani Gilbert, 1913 | |
Lampanyctus jordani is a species of lanternfish. [1]
David Starr Jordan was the founding president of Stanford University after he had been an ichthyologist during his research tenure and then president of Indiana University.
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