Diaphus vanhoeffeni
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| Diaphus vanhoeffeni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Diaphus |
| Species: | D. vanhoeffeni
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| Binomial name | |
| Diaphus vanhoeffeni (A. B. Brauer, 1906)
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Diaphus vanhoeffeni, also known as VanHoffen's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.[1][2]
Description
[edit | edit source]This species reaches a length of 4.2 cm (1.7 in).[3]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The fish is named in honor of German zoologist Ernst Vanhöffen (1858–1918), who was noted for his studies of medusa jellies aboard the research vessel Valdivia, the first German expedition to explore the deep sea, during which the type specimen was collected.[4]
References
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