Diaphus nielseni is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.[2]
| Diaphus nielseni | |
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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. nielseni
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| Binomial name | |
| Diaphus nielseni Nafpaktitis, 1978
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Description
editThis species reaches a length of 4.0 cm (1.6 in).[3]
Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of Jørgen G. Nielsen (b. 1932), the Curator of Fishes, at the Zoological Museum of Copenhagen, to whom Nafpaktitis was most grateful for his hospitality and his help during the long period of study of the Dana Collections, which are stored at Nielsen's museum.[4]
References
edit- ^ Williams, A. (2019). "Diaphus nielseni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T130282230A130414155. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T130282230A130414155.en. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Hulley, P.A., 1986. Myctophidae. p. 282-321. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diaphus nielseni". 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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