Diaphus wisneri Nafpaktitis, Robertson & Paxton 1995

Biology

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Epi- and mesopelagic (Ref. 58302).

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Diaphus wisneri

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Diaphus wisneri is a species of lanternfish found in the Pacific Ocean. ^[1]^[2]

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.^[3]

References

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

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Diaphus wisneri is a species of lanternfish found in the Pacific Ocean.

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