Diaphus antonbruuni is a species of lanternfish found in the Indian Ocean. [1]
Size
This species reaches a length of 5.5 cm (2.2 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of the Danish marine biologist Anton Frederick Bruun (1901–1961) and the research vessel Anton Bruun that bore his name and which collected the type specimen.[3]
References
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^ Hulley, P.A., 1986. Myctophidae. p. 282-321. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
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^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Diaphus antonbruuni" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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^ 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.
