Diaphus jenseni | |
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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. jenseni
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Binomial name | |
Diaphus jenseni
Tåning, 1932
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Diaphus jenseni, also known as Jensen's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-Pacific, the south-eastern Atlantic Ocean and the South China Sea. [2]
This species reaches a length of 5.0 cm (2.0 in). [3]
The fish is named in honor of Danish zoologist Adolf Severin Jensen (1866–1953), a member of the committee that edited the oceanographic reports of the Dana expeditions. [4]
Diaphus jenseni | |
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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. jenseni
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Binomial name | |
Diaphus jenseni
Tåning, 1932
|
Diaphus jenseni, also known as Jensen's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-Pacific, the south-eastern Atlantic Ocean and the South China Sea. [2]
This species reaches a length of 5.0 cm (2.0 in). [3]
The fish is named in honor of Danish zoologist Adolf Severin Jensen (1866–1953), a member of the committee that edited the oceanographic reports of the Dana expeditions. [4]