Diaphus

Diaphus
Temporal range: 55–0 Ma


Early Eocene to present[1]

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.

Headlight fish (D. effulgens)

Diaphus is a genus of lanternfishes, with 77 recognized species:[2]

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References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
  2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Diaphus in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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