Diaphus antonbruuni
| Diaphus antonbruuni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Diaphus |
| Species: | D. antonbruuni
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| Binomial name | |
| Diaphus antonbruuni Nafpaktitis, 1978
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Diaphus antonbruuni, also known as Bruun’s lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Indian Ocean. [2]
Description
[edit]This species reaches a length of 5.5 cm (2.2 in).[3]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of the Danish marine biologist Anton Frederick Bruun (1901–1961) and the research vessel Anton Bruun that bore his name and which collected the type specimen.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Williams, A. (2019). "Diaphus antonbruuni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T129511256A129564090. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T129511256A129564090.en. Retrieved 13 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.). "Diaphus antonbruuni". 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.
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