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Diaphus impostor
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. impostor
Binomial name
Diaphus impostor Nafpaktitis, D. A. Robertson & Paxton, 1995

Diaphus impostor, the imposter lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the western-central Pacific Ocean.

Etymology

The epithet impostor refers to the resemblance of this species to, and the possibility of confusion with, D. aliciae.

References

1. Williams, A. (2019). "Diaphus impostor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T130263812A130414105. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T130263812A130414105.en. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
2. 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.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diaphus impostor". 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.

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