Diaphus
Encyclopedia
Diaphus is a genus
of lanternfish
in the family
Myctophidae.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of lanternfish
Lanternfish
Cooper Lanternfishes are small mesopelagic fish of the large family Myctophidae. One of two families in the order Myctophiformes, the Myctophidae are represented by 246 species in 33 genera, and are found in oceans worldwide. They are aptly named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Myctophidae.
Species
- Gilbert's large lantern fish, Diaphus adenomus Gilbert, 1905
- Diaphus aliciae Fowler, 1934
- Andersen's lantern fish, Diaphus anderseni Tåning, 1932
- Diaphus antonbruuni Nafpaktitis, 1978
- Diaphus arabicus Nafpaktitis, 1978
- Diaphus basileusi Becker & Prut'ko, 1984
- Diaphus bertelseni Nafpaktitis, 1966
- Short-headed lantern fish, Diaphus brachycephalus Tåning, 1928
- Diaphus burtoni Fowler, 1934
- Golden-nosed lantern fish, Diaphus chrysorhynchus Gilbert & Cramer, 1897
- Blue lantern fish, Diaphus coeruleus (Klunzinger, 1871)
- Diaphus confusus Becker, 1992
- Diaphus dahlgreni Fowler, 1934
- Diaphus danae Tåning, 1932
- Diaphus dehaveni Fowler, 1934
- Diaphus diadematus Tåning, 1932
- Diaphus diademophilus Nafpaktitis, 1978
- Diaphus drachmanni Tåning, 1932
- Diaphus dumerilii (Bleeker, 1856)
- Headlight fish, Diaphus effulgens (Goode & Bean, 1896)
- Diaphus ehrhorni Fowler, 1934
- Diaphus faustinoi Fowler, 1934
- Fragile lantern fish, Diaphus fragilis Tåning, 1928
- Diaphus fulgens (Brauer, 1904)
- Diaphus garmani Gilbert, 1906
- Diaphus gigas Gilbert, 1913
- Diaphus handi Fowler, 1934
- Diaphus holtiDiaphus holtiDiaphus holti is a lanternfish in the family Myctophidae, found around the world....
Tåning, 1918 - Hudson's lanternfish, Diaphus hudsoni Zurbrigg & Scott, 1976
- Diaphus impostor Nafpaktitis, Robertson & Paxton, 1995
- Diaphus jenseni Tåning, 1932
- Diaphus kapalae Nafpaktitis, Robertson & Paxton, 1995
- Diaphus knappi Nafpaktitis, 1978
- Diaphus kora Nafpaktitis, Robertson & Paxton, 1995
- Diaphus kuroshio Kawaguchi & Nafpaktitis, 1978
- Diaphus lobatus Nafpaktitis, 1978
- Diaphus longleyi Fowler, 1934
- Diaphus lucidus (Goode & Bean, 1896)
- Diaphus lucifrons Fowler, 1934
- Diaphus luetkeni (Brauer, 1904)
- Diaphus malayanus Weber, 1913
- Diaphus mascarensis Becker, 1990
- Mead's lanternfish, Diaphus meadi Nafpaktitis, 1978
- Diaphus megalops Nafpaktitis, 1978
- Spothead lantern fish, Diaphus metopoclampus (Cocco, 1829)
- Diaphus minax Nafpaktitis, 1968
- Diaphus mollis Tåning, 1928
- Diaphus nielseni Nafpaktitis, 1978
- Diaphus ostenfeldi Tåning, 1932
- Pacific headlightfish, Diaphus pacificus Parr, 1931
- Diaphus pallidus Gjøsaeter, 1989
- Diaphus parini Becker, 1992
- Diaphus parri Tåning, 1932
- Transparent lantern fish, Diaphus perspicillatus (Ogilby, 1898)
- Bolin's lantern fish, Diaphus phillipsi Fowler, 1934
- Diaphus problematicus Parr, 1928
- White-spotted lantern fish, Diaphus rafinesquii (Cocco, 1838)
- Diaphus regani Tåning, 1932
- Diaphus richardsoni Tåning, 1932
- Diaphus roei Nafpaktitis, 1974
- Diaphus sagamiensis Gilbert, 1913
- Diaphus schmidti Tåning, 1932
- Diaphus signatus Gilbert, 1908
- Diaphus similis Wisner, 1974
- Diaphus splendidus (Brauer, 1904)
- Diaphus suborbitalis Weber, 1913
- Diaphus subtilis Nafpaktitis, 1968
- Diaphus taaningi Norman, 1930
- Taaning's lantern fish, Diaphus termophilus Tåning, 1928
- California headlightfish, Diaphus theta Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890
- Diaphus thiollierei Fowler, 1934
- Diaphus trachops Wisner, 1974
- Diaphus umbroculus Fowler, 1934
- Diaphus vanhoeffeni (Brauer, 1906)
- Diaphus watasei Jordan & Starks, 1904
- Diaphus whitleyi Fowler, 1934
- Diaphus wisneri Nafpaktitis, Robertson & Paxton, 1995