| Tarletonbeania taylori | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Tarletonbeania |
| Species: | T. taylori |
| Binomial name | |
| Tarletonbeania taylori Mead, 1953 | |
Tarletonbeania taylori, also known as the North Pacific lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish.[1][2][3] It is found in the North Pacific.[1][2] It grows to 7 cm (2.8 in) standard length.[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of oceanographer Frederick Henry Carlyle Taylor (b. 1919), of the Pacific Biological Station in Namaimo, British Columbia, Canada.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 Williams, A. (2019). "Tarletonbeania taylori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T130353324A130414460. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T130353324A130414460.en. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Tarletonbeania taylori" in FishBase. February 2021 version.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Tarletonbeania taylori Mead, 1953". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
- ↑ 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 23 March 2023.
External links
Data related to Tarletonbeania taylori at Wikispecies
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