Diaphus vanhoeffeni

Diaphus vanhoeffeni, also known as VanHoffen's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.^[1][2]

Diaphus vanhoeffeni
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Myctophiformes
Family:	Myctophidae
Genus:	Diaphus
Species:	D. vanhoeffeni
Binomial name
Diaphus vanhoeffeni (A. B. Brauer, 1906)
Synonyms
Myctophum vanhoeffeni A. B. Brauer, 1906 Diaphus lewisi Nafpaktitis, 1966

Description

This species reaches a length of 4.2 cm (1.7 in).^[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of German zoologist Ernst Vanhöffen (1858–1918), who was noted for his studies of medusa jellies aboard the research vessel Valdivia, the first German expedition to explore the deep sea, during which the type specimen was collected.^[4]