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Diaphus watasei

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Diaphus watasei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species:
D. watasei
Binomial name
Diaphus watasei
Synonyms
  • Myctophum fulgens A. B. Brauer, 1904

Diaphus watasei, Watases lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-west Pacific. [1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 17.0 cm (6.7 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of biologist Shozaburo Watasé (1862–1929), of the Imperial University of Tokyo, who presented the type specimen to Stanford University.[3]

References

  1. ^ Hulley, P.A., 1986. Myctophidae. p. 282-321. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diaphus watasei". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. ^ 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.