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Diaphus aliciae

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Diaphus aliciae is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-Pacific. Along with the South China Sea.[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 6.0 cm (2.4 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of American herpetologist Alice Boring (1883–1955), of Yenching University, Beijing, China.[3]

References

  1. ^ Hulley, P.A., 1986. Myctophidae. p. 282-321. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Diaphus aliciae" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. ^ 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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Diaphus aliciae: Brief Summary

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Diaphus aliciae is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-Pacific. Along with the South China Sea.

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