Biology:Diaphus rivatoni

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of fish

Diaphus rivatoni
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species:
D. rivatoni
Binomial name
Diaphus rivatoni
Bourret, 1985

Diaphus rivatoni is a species of lanternfish found in the Pacific Ocean.[2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 11.0 cm (4.3 in).[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Bourret's friend and colleague of 20 years Jacques Rivaton (1921–2009), of the Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique d’Outre-Mer, New Caledonia, who has devoted much effort to the identification of Diaphus from the Western Pacific.[4]

References

  1. Carpenter, K.E., Williams, J.T., Arceo, H., Quiazon, K.M., Muallil, R. & Nanola, C. (2019). "Diaphus rivatoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T114171994A114172001. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T114171994A114172001.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/114171994/114172001. Retrieved 7 January 2024. 
  2. Bourret, P., 1985. Poissons téléostéens: Gonostomatidae, Sternoptychidae, et Myctophidae (Musorstom II). Mem. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. (N. S.) (Ser. A) Zool. v. 133:55–82.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Diaphus rivatoni" 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 ☰ Q2036578 entry