Diaphus parri
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| Diaphus parri | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Diaphus |
| Species: | D. parri
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| Binomial name | |
| Diaphus parri Tåning, 1932
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Diaphus parri, also known as Parr's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found worldwide.[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]This species reaches a length of 6.5 cm (2.6 in).[3]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The fish is named in honor of marine biologist Albert Eide Parr (1900–1991), because of his contribution to lanternfish taxonomy[4]
References
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