Diaphus

Diaphus Temporal range: 55–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Early Eocene to present
Spothead lantern fish (D. metopoclampus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Myctophiformes
Family:	Myctophidae
Genus:	Diaphus C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1890
Species
See text.

File:Diaphus effulgens.jpg

Headlight fish (D. effulgens)

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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