Diaphus

Diaphus is a genus of lanternfishes.[2][3][4] It is the most species-rich lanternfish genus.[4]

Diaphus
Temporal range:
Early Eocene to present[1]
Spothead lantern fish (D. metopoclampus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1890
Species

77 species (see text)

Headlight fish (D. effulgens)

Species

There are 77 recognized species:[3]

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
  2. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan, eds. (30 March 2017). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Diaphus in FishBase. October 2016 version.
  4. Nafpaktitis, Basil G.; Robertson, Don A.; Paxton, John R. (1995). "Four new species of the lanternfish genus Diaphus (Myctophidae) from the Indo‐Pacific". New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 29 (3): 335–344. doi:10.1080/00288330.1995.9516668.
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