Diaphus schmidti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
Species:
D. schmidti
Binomial name
Diaphus schmidti
Tåning, 1932

Diaphus schmidti, is a species of lanternfish found in the Widespread areas of the tropical and the subtropical Pacific Ocean.[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 5.3 cm (2.1 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Danish biologist Johannes Schmidt (1877–1933), who led the Dana expedition that collected the type specimen.[3]

References

  1. Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text).
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Diaphus schmidti" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. 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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