Diaphus danae
Diaphus danae, the Dana lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.[1]
| Diaphus danae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Diaphus |
| Species: | D. danae |
| Binomial name | |
| Diaphus danae Tåning, 1932 | |
Size
This species reaches a length of 12.6 cm (5.0 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of the Danish research vessel Dana, from which the type specimen was collected.[3]
References
- Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Diaphus danae" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- 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.
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