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Diaphus wisneri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
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

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

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.

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.

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• Taxa named by Don A. Robertson
• Taxa named by John Richard Paxton
• Fish described in 1995
• Fish of the Pacific Ocean
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