Diaphus gigas
Diaphus gigas is a species of lanternfish found in the North Pacific Ocean.[1][2]
| Diaphus gigas | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Diaphus |
| Species: | D. gigas |
| Binomial name | |
| Diaphus gigas C. H. Gilbert, 1913 | |
Size
This species reaches a length of 17.0 cm (6.7 in).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in because it is large, at 170 mm TL, the largest species in Gilbert's monograph on the lanternfishes of Japan.[3]
References
- Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text).
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Diaphus gigas" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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