Diaphus



Diaphus is a genus of lanternfishes. It is the most species-rich lanternfish genus.

Species
There are 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)

• 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