Diaphus vanhoeffeni, also known as VanHoffen's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.[1][2]
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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. vanhoeffeni
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| Binomial name | |
| Diaphus vanhoeffeni (A. B. Brauer, 1906)
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Description edit
This species reaches a length of 4.2 cm (1.7 in).[3]
Etymology edit
The fish is named in honor of German zoologist Ernst Vanhöffen (1858–1918), who was noted for his studies of medusa jellies aboard the research vessel Valdivia, the first German expedition to explore the deep sea, during which the type specimen was collected.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b Hulley, P. (2015). "Diaphus vanhoeffeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T60470096A60793691. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T60470096A60793691.en. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ Hulley, P.A., 1986. Myctophidae. p. 282–321. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Diaphus vanhoeffeni" in FishBase. August 2022 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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