Diaphus luetkeni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Myctophiformes |
Family: | Myctophidae |
Genus: | Diaphus |
Species: | D. luetkeni
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Binomial name | |
Diaphus luetkeni (A. B. Brauer, 1904)
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Diaphus luetkeni, also known as Luetken's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found worldwide.[2]
This species reaches a length of 6.0 cm (2.4 in).[3]
The fish is named in honor of Danish zoologist Christian Frederik Lütken (1827–1901), recognizing his 1892 classification of twenty four lanternfish species.[4]