Diaphus handi
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| Diaphus handi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Diaphus |
| Species: | D. handi
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| Binomial name | |
| Diaphus handi Fowler, 1934
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Diaphus handi is a species of lanternfish found in the Philippines and the western-central Pacific Ocean.[2][3]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The fish is named in honor of the H. Walker Hand of Cape May, New Jersey, to whom Fowler was indebted for many fishes from the Cape May area.[4]
References
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