Diaphus dahlgreni is a species of lanternfish found in the Philippines and the Western Central Pacific Ocean. [1][2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of zoologist Ulric Dahlgren (1870–1946), of Princeton University, because of his work on “luminous animals”[3]
References
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^ Paxton, J.R., 1979. Nominal genera and species of lanternfishes (Family Myctophidae). Contrib. Sci. Natur. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles County, 322:1–28.
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^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Diaphus dahlgreni" 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.
