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Diaphus aliciae

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Species of fish

Diaphus aliciae
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species: D. aliciae
Binomial name
Diaphus aliciae
Fowler, 1934

Diaphus aliciae is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-Pacific and the South China Sea.

Description

This species reaches a length of 6.0 cm (2.4 in).

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of American herpetologist Alice Boring (1883–1955), of Yenching University, Beijing, China.

References

  1. Williams, A. (2019). "Diaphus aliciae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T129511252A129564065. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T129511252A129564065.en. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  2. Hulley, P.A., 1986. Myctophidae. p. 282-321. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diaphus aliciae". 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.
Taxon identifiers
Diaphus aliciae


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