Biology:Diaphus knappi

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

Diaphus knappi, the small lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.[2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 17.3 cm (6.8 in).[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Smithsonian ichthyologist Leslie W. Knapp (1929–2017), for providing the author with lanternfishes from both the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.[4]

References

  1. Williams, A. (2019). "Diaphus knappi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T130275223A130414120. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T130275223A130414120.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/130275223/130414120. 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 knappi" 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 ☰ Q2147304 entry