Diaphus dehaveni

Diaphus dehaveni is a species of lanternfish found in the Philippines and the western-central Pacific Ocean. ^[2][3]

Diaphus dehaveni
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Myctophiformes
Family:	Myctophidae
Genus:	Diaphus
Species:	D. dehaveni
Binomial name
Diaphus dehaveni Fowler, 1934

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of the Isaac Norris De Haven (1847-1924), a birder and a sportsman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for whom Fowler was thankful for the many local fishes that De Haven provided.^[4]

References

1. Nanola, C., Williams, J.T., Carpenter, K.E., Arceo, H., Quiazon, K.M. & Muallil, R. (2019). "Diaphus dehaveni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T114169380A114169384. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T114169380A114169384.en. Retrieved 14 January 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. Paxton, J.R., 1979. Nominal genera and species of lanternfishes (Family Myctophidae). Contrib. Sci. Natur. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles County, 322:1-28.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diaphus dehaveni". FishBase. February 2015 version.
4. 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.