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Diaphus dahlgreni

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Species of fish

Diaphus dahlgreni
Conservation status

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

Diaphus dahlgreni is a species of lanternfish found in the Philippines and the western-central Pacific Ocean.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of zoologist Ulric Dahlgren (1870–1946), of Princeton University, because of his work on “luminous animals”

References

  1. Williams, A. (2019). "Diaphus dahlgreni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T129511614A129564180. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T129511614A129564180.en. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  2. Paxton, J.R., 1979. Nominal genera and species of lanternfishes (Family Myctophidae). Contrib. Sci. Natur. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles County, 322:1–28.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diaphus dahlgreni". 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 dahlgreni


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