Diaphus burtoni is a species of lanternfish found in the Philippines and the western-central Pacific Ocean.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.
Etymology The fish is named in honor of Edward Milby Burton (1898–1977), Director of the Charleston Museum, South Carolina, who collected specimens of local fishes for his museum and invited Fowler to study them.
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