Diaphus Rafinesquii
The white-spotted lantern fish (''Diaphus rafinesquii''), also called Rafinesque's lanternfish, is a species of fish in the family Myctophidae. Etymology Its specific name refers to the polymath Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1783–1840). Description The white-spotted lantern fish is silvery in colour, spotted with photophores, with a maximum length of . Habitat ''Diaphus rafinesquii'' is bathypelagic or mesopelagic and oceanodromous, living at depths of in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. During the day, it is typically found at and at night, the adults are at and the young at . Behaviour Males are slightly larger; spawning is in autumn and winter. References

Myctophidae Fish described in 1838 Taxa named by Anastasio Cocco {{Myctophiformes-stub ...
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Anastasio Cocco
Anastasio Cocco (29 August 1799, Messina – 26 February 1854, Messina) was an Italian naturalist who specialized in marine biology. Cocco was a pharmacist. He was especially interested in fish and described several taxa from the Straits of Messina. In 1852 his friend the German scientist Eduard Rüppell named a fish ''Microichthys coccoi'' to honor his name. He was a friend and correspondent of many other naturalists notably Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Antoine Risso Giuseppe Antonio Risso (8 April 1777 – 25 August 1845), called Antoine Risso, was a Niçard and natural history, naturalist. Risso was born in the city of Nice in the Duchy of Savoy, and studied under Giovanni Battista Balbis. He published ' (1 ... and August David Krohn. Works Partial list * Cocco, A. 1829. Su di alcuni pesci de'mari di Messina. ''Giornale di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti per la Sicilia'' (Palermo) 7 26(77): 138–147 46 Contains the description of Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco, 1829 the Halfna ...
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