Diaphus ostenfeldi | |
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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. ostenfeldi
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Binomial name | |
Diaphus ostenfeldi
Tåning, 1932
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Diaphus ostenfeldi, also known as Ostenfeld's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found worldwide. [2]
This species reaches a length of 12.0 cm (4.7 in). [3]
The fish is named in honor of the late Carl Hansen Ostenfeld (1873–1931), a Danish botanist and the chairman of the committee that edited the oceanographic reports of the Dana expeditions. [4]
Diaphus ostenfeldi | |
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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. ostenfeldi
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Binomial name | |
Diaphus ostenfeldi
Tåning, 1932
|
Diaphus ostenfeldi, also known as Ostenfeld's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found worldwide. [2]
This species reaches a length of 12.0 cm (4.7 in). [3]
The fish is named in honor of the late Carl Hansen Ostenfeld (1873–1931), a Danish botanist and the chairman of the committee that edited the oceanographic reports of the Dana expeditions. [4]