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Diaphus richardsoni
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. richardsoni
Binomial name
Diaphus richardsoni Tåning, 1932

Diaphus richardsoni is a species of lanternfish found worldwide.

Description

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

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of surgeon-naturalist John Richardson (1787–1865), who was the first collector and writer on lanternfishes from the Indo-Pacific.

References

1. Williams, A. (2019). "Diaphus richardsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T130284614A130414190. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T130284614A130414190.en. Retrieved 20 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 richardsoni". 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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