| Diaphus malayanus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Diaphus |
| Species: | D. malayanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Diaphus malayanus M. C. W. Weber, 1913
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Diaphus malayanus, the Malayan lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the western Pacific Ocean.2
Description
This species reaches a length of 4.5 cm (1.8 in).3
Etymology
The fish is named because it was found in the Malay Archipelago.4
References
References
- Williams, A. (2019). "Diaphus malayanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T130281858A130414140. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T130281858A130414140.en. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- 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.). "Diaphus malayanus". 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.