Diaphus kuroshio

Diaphus kuroshio is a species of lanternfish found in the Northwest Pacific Ocean.[1]

Diaphus kuroshio
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species:
D. kuroshio
Binomial name
Diaphus kuroshio
Kawaguchi & Nafpaktitis, 1978
Synonyms
  • Myctophum fulgens A. B. Brauer, 1904

Size

This species reaches a length of 6.3 cm (2.5 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish was named for its occurrence in the Kuroshio Waters of Japan.[3]

References
  1. Paxton, J.R., 1979. Nominal genera and species of lanternfishes (Family Myctophidae). Contrib. Sci. Natur. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles County, 322:1-28
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Diaphus kuroshio" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. 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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