Diaphus luetkeni, also known as Luetken's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found worldwide.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Diaphus |
| Species: | D. luetkeni
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| Diaphus luetkeni (A. B. Brauer, 1904)
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Description
editThis species reaches a length of 6.0 cm (2.4 in).[3]
Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of Danish zoologist Christian Frederik Lütken (1827–1901), recognizing his 1892 classification of twenty four lanternfish species.[4]
References
edit- ^ Hulley, P. (2015). "Diaphus luetkeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T47165067A47461941. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T47165067A47461941.en. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ Hulley, P.A., 1990. Myctophidae. p. 398-467. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI; Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diaphus luetkeni". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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