Diaphus

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Diaphus Fossil range: Early Eocene to Present[1]
Diaphus effulgens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Myctophiformes Family: Myctophidae Genus: Diaphus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890
Species
See text.

Diaphus is a genus of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae.

[edit] 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 holti 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-spoted 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

[edit] References

• "Diaphus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.