Diaphus dumerilii
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| Diaphus dumerilii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Diaphus |
| Species: | D. dumerilii
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| Binomial name | |
| Diaphus dumerilii (Bleeker, 1856)
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Diaphus dumerilii, also known as Dumeril's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]This species reaches a length of 9.5 cm (3.7 in).[3]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The fish is named in honor of Auguste Duméril (1812–1870), a herpetologist and an ichthyologist, of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris.[4]
References
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