Diaphus watasei
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Myctophiformes |
Family: | Myctophidae |
Genus: | Diaphus |
Species: | D. watasei
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Binomial name | |
Diaphus watasei D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904
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Diaphus watasei, also known as Watases lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-west Pacific.[2]
Description
This species reaches a length of 17.0 cm (6.7 in).[3]
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.[4]
References
- ^ Williams, A. (2019). "Diaphus watasei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T130286787A130414240. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T130286787A130414240.en. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ Hulley, P.A., 1986. Myctophidae. p. 282-321. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Diaphus watasei" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ 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.