Diaphus malayanus
Diaphus malayanus, the Malayan lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Western Pacific Ocean.[1]
| Diaphus malayanus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Diaphus |
| Species: | D. malayanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Diaphus malayanus M. C. W. Weber, 1913 | |
Size
This species reaches a length of 4.5 cm (1.8 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named because it was found in the Malay Archipelago.[3]
References
- Hulley, P.A., 1986. Myctophidae. p. 282-321. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Diaphus malayanus" 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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