Diaphus ostenfeldi | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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.
Description
This species reaches a length of 12.0 cm (4.7 in).
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.
References
- 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.
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diaphus ostenfeldi". 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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