Biology:Diaphus dumerilii
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Short description: Species of fish
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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. dumerilii
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| Diaphus dumerilii (Bleeker, 1856)
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Diaphus dumerilii, also known as Dumeril's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. [2]
Description
This species reaches a length of 9.5 cm (3.7 in).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Auguste Duméril (1812–1870), a herpetologist and an ichthyologist, of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris.[4]
References
- ↑ Hulley, P. (2015). "Diaphus dumerilii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T190314A15603055. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190314A15603055.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/190314/15603055. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ↑ Hulley, P.A., 1990. Myctophidae. p. 398-467. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI; Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Diaphus dumerilii" 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 ☰ Q2964111 entry [[Category:Fish described in 1856
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