Diaphus watasei, also known as Watases lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-west Pacific.[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. watasei
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| Diaphus watasei D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904
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Description
editThis species reaches a length of 17.0 cm (6.7 in).[3]
Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of biologist Shozaburo Watasé (1862–1929), of the Imperial University of Tokyo, who presented the type specimen to Stanford University.[4]
References
edit- ^ Williams, A. (2019). "Diaphus watasei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T130286787A130414240. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T130286787A130414240.en. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ 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.). "Diaphus watasei". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ 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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