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Diaphus luetkeni

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Diaphus luetkeni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species:
D. luetkeni
Binomial name
Diaphus luetkeni
(A. B. Brauer, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Myctophum luetkeni A. B. Brauer, 1904

Diaphus luetkeni, also known as Luetken's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found worldwide.[2]

Description

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This species reaches a length of 6.0 cm (2.4 in).[3]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of Danish zoologist Christian Frederik Lütken (1827–1901), recognizing his 1892 classification of twenty four lanternfish species.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Hulley, P. (2015). "Diaphus luetkeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T47165067A47461941. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T47165067A47461941.en. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  2. ^ Hulley, P.A., 1990. Myctophidae. p. 398-467. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI; Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diaphus luetkeni". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. ^ 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.