Diaphus phillipsi
Diaphus phillipsi, the Bolin's lantern fish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-Pacific. [1]
| Diaphus phillipsi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Diaphus |
| Species: | D. phillipsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Diaphus phillipsi Fowler, 1934 | |
Size
This species reaches a length of 7.7 cm (3.0 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of the late Dr. Richard J. Phillips of Philadelphia, who collected many of the local fishes for Fowler.[3]
References
- Paxton, J.R., 1979. Nominal genera and species of lanternfishes (Family Myctophidae). Contrib. Sci. Natur. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles County, 322:1-28.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Diaphus phillipsi" 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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