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Diaphus basileusi

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Diaphus basileusi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species:
D. basileusi
Binomial name
Diaphus basileusi
Becker & Prut'ko, 1984

Diaphus basileusi is a species of lanternfish found in the western Indian Ocean.[2]

Description

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This species reaches a length of 13.0 cm (5.1 in).[3]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of Basil Nafpaktitis (1929–2015), because of his investigations of myctophid systematics, especially of the genus Diaphus.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Williams, A. (2019). "Diaphus basileusi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T129511525A129564116. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T129511525A129564116.en. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. ^ Bekker, V.E. and V.G. Prut'ko, 1984. A new species of the genus Diaphus (Myctophidae) from the northeastern Indian Ocean. J. Ichthyol. 24(6):82–87. .
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diaphus basileusi". 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.