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Diaphus

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Kingdom
  
Scientific name
  
Diaphus

Higher classification
  
Lanternfish

Family
  
Myctophidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Lanternfish, Lampanyctus, Myctophum, Myctophiformes, Benthosema

Diaphus is a genus of lanternfishes, with 77 recognized species:

  • Diaphus adenomus C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Gilbert's large lantern fish)
  • Diaphus aliciae Fowler, 1934
  • Diaphus anderseni Tåning, 1932 (Andersen's lantern fish)
  • Diaphus antonbruuni B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1978
  • Diaphus arabicus B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1978
  • Diaphus basileusi Becker & Prut'ko, 1984
  • Diaphus bertelseni B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1966 (Bertelsen's lanternfish)
  • Diaphus brachycephalus Tåning, 1928 (short-headed lantern fish)
  • Diaphus burtoni Fowler, 1934
  • Diaphus chrysorhynchus C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 (golden-nosed lantern fish)
  • Diaphus coeruleus (Klunzinger, 1871) (blue lantern fish)
  • Diaphus confusus Becker, 1992
  • Diaphus dahlgreni Fowler, 1934
  • Diaphus danae Tåning, 1932 (Dana lanternfish)
  • Diaphus dehaveni Fowler, 1934
  • Diaphus diadematus Tåning, 1932 (crown lanternfish)
  • Diaphus diademophilus B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1978
  • Diaphus drachmanni Tåning, 1932 (Drachmann's lanternfish)
  • Diaphus dumerilii (Bleeker, 1856)
  • Diaphus effulgens (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896) (headlight fish)
  • Diaphus ehrhorni Fowler, 1934
  • Diaphus faustinoi Fowler, 1934
  • Diaphus fragilis Tåning, 1928 (fragile lantern fish)
  • Diaphus fulgens (A. B. Brauer, 1904)
  • Diaphus garmani C. H. Gilbert, 1906 (Garman's lanternfish)
  • Diaphus gigas C. H. Gilbert, 1913
  • Diaphus handi Fowler, 1934
  • Diaphus holti Tåning, 1918 (small lantern fish)
  • Diaphus hudsoni Zurbrigg & W. B. Scott, 1976 (Hudson's lanternfish)
  • Diaphus impostor B. G. Nafpaktitis, D. A. Robertson & Paxton, 1995 (imposter lanternfish)
  • Diaphus jenseni Tåning, 1932 (Jensen's lanternfish)
  • Diaphus kapalae B. G. Nafpaktitis, D. A. Robertson & Paxton, 1995 (Kapala lanternfish)
  • Diaphus knappi B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1978
  • Diaphus kora B. G. Nafpaktitis, D. A. Robertson & Paxton, 1995
  • Diaphus kuroshio Kawaguchi & B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1978
  • Diaphus lobatus B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1978
  • Diaphus lucidus (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896) (spotlight lanternfish)
  • Diaphus lucifrons Fowler, 1934
  • Diaphus luetkeni (A. B. Brauer, 1904) (Luetken's lanternfish)
  • Diaphus malayanus M. C. W. Weber, 1913 (Malayan lanternfish)
  • Diaphus mascarensis Becker, 1990
  • Diaphus meadi B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1978 (Mead's lanternfish)
  • Diaphus megalops B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1978
  • Diaphus metopoclampus (Cocco, 1829) (spothead lantern fish)
  • Diaphus minax B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1968
  • Diaphus mollis Tåning, 1928 (soft lanternfish)
  • Diaphus nielseni B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1978
  • Diaphus ostenfeldi Tåning, 1932 (Ostenfeld's lanternfish)
  • Diaphus pacificus A. E. Parr, 1931 (Pacific headlightfish)
  • Diaphus pallidus Gjøsæter, 1989
  • Diaphus parini Becker, 1992
  • Diaphus parri Tåning, 1932 (Parr's lanternfish)
  • Diaphus perspicillatus (J. D. Ogilby, 1898) (transparent lantern fish)
  • Diaphus phillipsi Fowler, 1934 (Bolin's lantern fish)
  • Diaphus problematicus A. E. Parr, 1928 (problematic lanternfish)
  • Diaphus rafinesquii (Cocco, 1838) (white-spotted lantern fish)
  • Diaphus regani Tåning, 1932 (Regan's lanternfish)
  • Diaphus richardsoni Tåning, 1932
  • Diaphus rivatoni Bourret, 1985
  • Diaphus roei B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1974
  • Diaphus sagamiensis C. H. Gilbert, 1913
  • Diaphus schmidti Tåning, 1932
  • Diaphus signatus C. H. Gilbert, 1908
  • Diaphus similis Wisner, 1974
  • Diaphus splendidus (A. B. Brauer, 1904) (horned lanternfish)
  • Diaphus suborbitalis M. C. W. Weber, 1913
  • Diaphus subtilis B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1968
  • Diaphus taaningi Norman, 1930
  • Diaphus termophilus Tåning, 1928 (Taaning's lantern fish)
  • Diaphus theta C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1890 (California headlightfish)
  • Diaphus thiollierei Fowler, 1934 (Thiolliere's lanternfish)
  • Diaphus trachops Wisner, 1974
  • Diaphus umbroculus Fowler, 1934
  • Diaphus vanhoeffeni (A. B. Brauer, 1906)
  • Diaphus watasei D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904 (Watases lanternfish)
  • Diaphus whitleyi Fowler, 1934
  • Diaphus wisneri B. G. Nafpaktitis, D. A. Robertson & Paxton, 1995

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