Diaphus burtoni
| Diaphus burtoni | |
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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. burtoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Diaphus burtoni Fowler, 1934
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Diaphus burtoni is a species of lanternfish found in the Philippines and the western-central Pacific Ocean. [2][3]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of Edward Milby Burton (1898–1977), who was the Director of the Charleston Museum, South Carolina, who collected the local fishes for his museum and invited Fowler to study them.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Williams, J.T., Carpenter, K.E., Arceo, H., Quiazon, K.M., Muallil, R. & Nanola, C. (2019). "Diaphus burtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T114169344A120053673. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T114169344A120053673.en. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Paxton, J.R. and P.A. Hulley, 1999. Myctophidae. Lanternfishes. p. 1957-1964. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the WCP. Vol. 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). FAO, Rome.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diaphus burtoni". 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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