Diaphus wisneri

Diaphus wisneri is a species of lanternfish found in the Pacific Ocean.^[2][3]

Diaphus wisneri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Myctophiformes
Family:	Myctophidae
Genus:	Diaphus
Species:	D. wisneri
Binomial name
Diaphus wisneri Nafpaktitis, D. A. Robertson & Paxton, 1995

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Robert L. Wisner (1921–2005), Scripps Institution of Oceanography, for his work on the taxonomy and distribution of myctophids.^[4]

References

1. Williams, A. (2019). "Diaphus wisneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T130286816A130414250. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T130286816A130414250.en. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
2. Hulley, P.A., 1986. Myctophidae. p. 282-321. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diaphus wisneri". 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.