Diaphus knappi | |
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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. knappi
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Binomial name | |
Diaphus knappi
Nafpaktitis, 1978
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Diaphus knappi, the small lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. [2]
This species reaches a length of 17.3 cm (6.8 in). [3]
The fish is named in honor of Smithsonian ichthyologist Leslie W. Knapp (1929–2017), for providing the author with lanternfishes from both the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. [4]
Diaphus knappi | |
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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. knappi
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Binomial name | |
Diaphus knappi
Nafpaktitis, 1978
|
Diaphus knappi, the small lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. [2]
This species reaches a length of 17.3 cm (6.8 in). [3]
The fish is named in honor of Smithsonian ichthyologist Leslie W. Knapp (1929–2017), for providing the author with lanternfishes from both the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. [4]