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Fish Classification
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Class
ACTINOPTERYGII Ray-finned fishes -
Order
MYCTOPHIFORMES Lanternfishes -
Family
MYCTOPHIDAE Lanternfishes -
Genus
Diaphus -
Species
adenomus
anderseni
bertelseni
brachycephalus
chrysorhynchus
coeruleus
danae
diadematus
drachmanni
effulgens
fragilis
garmani
hudsoni
impostor
jenseni
kapalae
lucidus
luetkeni
malayanus
meadi
metopoclampus
mollis
ostenfeldi
parri
perspicillatus
phillipsi
problematicus
regani
splendidus
termophilus
thiollierei
watasei
whitleyi
Genus Diaphus
Summary:
The largest genus in the family Myctophidae, with more than 75 species, and more than 30 species in Australian waters. Species of Diaphus have the greatest development and diversity of light organs in the family.
The genus is circumglobal in temperate and tropical latitudes, mostly in mesopelagic habitats.
Characteristics: Light organs around eyes, Dn, Vn, So, Ant, and Suo (rarely); luminous ‘scale’ near pectoral-fin base usually present, supracaudal and infracaudal luminous organs absent; jaw length variable, extending from less than half to more than one eye diameter behind orbit..
The genus is circumglobal in temperate and tropical latitudes, mostly in mesopelagic habitats.
Characteristics: Light organs around eyes, Dn, Vn, So, Ant, and Suo (rarely); luminous ‘scale’ near pectoral-fin base usually present, supracaudal and infracaudal luminous organs absent; jaw length variable, extending from less than half to more than one eye diameter behind orbit..
Author: Bray, D.J. 2022
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2022, Diaphus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 18 Feb 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/genus/429
References
Nafpaktitis, B.G. 1978. Systematics and distribution of the genera Lobianchia and Diaphus (Myctophidae) in the Indian Ocean. Los Angeles County Natural History Museum Science Bulletin 30: 1-92.