Diaphus knappi
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| Diaphus knappi | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Diaphus |
| Species: | D. knappi
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| Binomial name | |
| Diaphus knappi Nafpaktitis, 1978
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Diaphus knappi, the small lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]This species reaches a length of 17.3 cm (6.8 in).[3]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The fish is named in honor of Smithsonian ichthyologist Leslie W. Knapp (1929–2017), for providing the author with lanternfishes from both the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.[4]
References
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