Diaphus impostor

Short description: Species of fish

Diaphus impostor

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Myctophiformes
Family:  | Myctophidae
Genus:  | Diaphus
Species:  |

D. impostor

Binomial name
Diaphus impostor

Nafpaktitis, D. A. Robertson & Paxton, 1995

Diaphus impostor, the imposter lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the western-central Pacific Ocean.[2][3]

## Etymology

The epithet impostor refers to the resemblance of this species to, and the possibility of confusion with, D. aliciae.[4]

## References

1. ↑ Williams, A. (2019). "Diaphus impostor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T130263812A130414105. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T130263812A130414105.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/130263812/130414105. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
2. ↑ Paxton, J.R. and P.A. Hulley, 1999. Myctophidae. Lanternfishes. p. 1957-1964. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the WCP. Vol. 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). FAO, Rome.
3. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Diaphus impostor" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
4. ↑ "Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/myctophiformes/.

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