Biology:Diaphus wisneri

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Diaphus wisneri
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species:
D. wisneri
Binomial name
Diaphus wisneri
Nafpaktitis, D. A. Robertson & Paxton, 1995

Diaphus wisneri is a species of lanternfish found in the Pacific Ocean.[2][3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Robert L. Wisner (1921–2005), Scripps Institution of Oceanography, for his work on the taxonomy and distribution of myctophids.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Williams, A. (2019). "Diaphus wisneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T130286816A130414250. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T130286816A130414250.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/130286816/130414250. Retrieved 12 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 wisneri" 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/. 

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