Diaphus whitleyi

Diaphus whitleyi, is a species of lanternfish found in the Philippines and the Western Central Pacific Ocean. [1][2]

Diaphus whitleyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species:
D. whitleyi
Binomial name
Diaphus whitleyi
Fowler, 1934

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Australian ichthyologist-malacologist Gilbert Percy Whitley (1903–1975).[3]

References

  1. Paxton, J.R. and P.A. Hulley, 1999. Myctophidae. Lanternfishes. p. 1957-1964. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the WCP. Vol. 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). FAO, Rome.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Diaphus whitleyi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. 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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