Biology:Diaphus jenseni

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Diaphus jenseni
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species:
D. jenseni
Binomial name
Diaphus jenseni
Tåning, 1932

Diaphus jenseni, also known as Jensen's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-Pacific, the south-eastern Atlantic Ocean and the South China Sea.[2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 5.0 cm (2.0 in).[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Danish zoologist Adolf Severin Jensen (1866–1953), a member of the committee that edited the oceanographic reports of the Dana expeditions.[4]

References

  1. Williams, A. (2019). "Diaphus jenseni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T130275086A130414110. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T130275086A130414110.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/130275086/130414110. Retrieved 20 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 jenseni" 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/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2542837 entry