Biology:Diaphus burtoni
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Short description: Species of fish
| Diaphus burtoni | |
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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. burtoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Diaphus burtoni Fowler, 1934
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Diaphus burtoni is a species of lanternfish found in the Philippines and the western-central Pacific Ocean. [2][3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Edward Milby Burton (1898–1977), who was the Director of the Charleston Museum, South Carolina, who collected the local fishes for his museum and invited Fowler to study them.[4]
References
- ↑ Williams, J.T., Carpenter, K.E., Arceo, H., Quiazon, K.M., Muallil, R. & Nanola, C. (2019). "Diaphus burtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T114169344A120053673. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T114169344A120053673.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/114169344/120053673. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ↑ Paxton, J.R. and P.A. Hulley, 1999. Myctophidae. Lanternfishes. p. 1957-1964. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the WCP. Vol. 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). FAO, Rome.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Diaphus burtoni" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ "Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/myctophiformes/.
Wikidata ☰ Q3763765 entry
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