Diaphus basileusi
Appearance
Diaphus basileusi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Myctophiformes |
Family: | Myctophidae |
Genus: | Diaphus |
Species: | D. basileusi
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Binomial name | |
Diaphus basileusi |
Diaphus basileusi is a species of lanternfish found in the western Indian Ocean.[2]
Description
[edit]This species reaches a length of 13.0 cm (5.1 in).[3]
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. .
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diaphus basileusi". 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.