Biology:Diaphus antonbruuni

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Diaphus antonbruuni
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species:
D. antonbruuni
Binomial name
Diaphus antonbruuni
Nafpaktitis, 1978

Diaphus antonbruuni, also known as Bruun’s lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Indian Ocean. [2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 5.5 cm (2.2 in).[3]

Etymology

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

  1. Williams, A. (2019). "Diaphus antonbruuni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T129511256A129564090. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T129511256A129564090.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/129511256/129564090. Retrieved 13 January 2024. 
  2. Hulley, P.A., 1986. Myctophidae. p. 282-321. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Diaphus antonbruuni" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. "Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/myctophiformes/. 

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