Diaphus Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890 (lanternfish)

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Alternative spelling: Myctophum (Diaphus)

Parent taxon: Myctophidae according to L. J. Legendre et al. 2020

See also Arambourg 1925, Brzobohaty and Nolf 1995, Carnevale 2007, Constantin 1999, Fierstine et al. 2012, Girone et al. 2006, Kalabis 1948, Kalabis and Schultz 1974, Lin et al. 2017, Martin et al. 2018, Nolf and Steurbaut 1983, Ohe and Araki 1973, Schwarzhans 1978, Schwarzhans 1980, Schwarzhans 1985, Schwarzhans 2013, Schwarzhans 2019, Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013, Schwarzhans et al. 2017, Schwarzhans et al. 2017, Sepkoski 2002, Steurbaut 1979, Steurbaut 1982, Steurbaut 1984, Stringer 1998 and Welton 2015

Sister taxa: Aethoprora, Diaphinae, Eokrefftia, Eomyctophinae, Eomyctophum, Gymnoscopelinae, Hygophum, Lampanyctinae, Lampanyctus, Myctophidarum, Myctophinae, Myctophum, Notolychninae, Scopelus, Tachynectes

Subtaxa: Diaphus (Diaphus) Diaphus (Lamprossa) Diaphus aequalis Diaphus alcoholicus Diaphus altus Diaphus angulatus Diaphus apalus Diaphus audax Diaphus austriacus Diaphus barrigonensis Diaphus bolini Diaphus brachycephalus Diaphus cahuzaci Diaphus capax Diaphus cassidiformis Diaphus caurus Diaphus chrysorhynchus Diaphus coatesi Diaphus crassus Diaphus curvatus Diaphus dainichiensis Diaphus danae Diaphus debilis Diaphus depressifrons Diaphus draconis Diaphus dumerilii Diaphus duosensitivus Diaphus ecuadorensis Diaphus edwardsi Diaphus emensus Diaphus endoi Diaphus excisus Diaphus exilis Diaphus garmani Diaphus gatunensis Diaphus grebneffi Diaphus haereticus Diaphus hataii Diaphus holti Diaphus huatau Diaphus italicus Diaphus kaiparaensis Diaphus kakegawaensis Diaphus kuroshio Diaphus larteti Diaphus longirostris Diaphus lucida Diaphus luetkeni Diaphus manneringi Diaphus marambionis Diaphus marwicki Diaphus meniliticus Diaphus metopoclampoides Diaphus microsomus Diaphus mirus Diaphus mollis Diaphus molossus Diaphus multiserratus Diaphus nafpaktitisi Diaphus noboriensis Diaphus parri Diaphus paxtoni Diaphus perspicillatoides Diaphus perspicillatus Diaphus poignantae Diaphus polysarcus Diaphus prisismetallis Diaphus problematicus Diaphus rafinesqui Diaphus regani Diaphus richardsoni Diaphus rodriguezi Diaphus sauvagei Diaphus splendidus Diaphus stafforaensis Diaphus sulcatus Diaphus taaningi Diaphus tenax Diaphus termophilus Diaphus theta Diaphus vexillifer Myctophum (Diaphus) sauvagei

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Brazil (1 collection), Greece (9), Italy (6), Japan (4), Panama (1), United States (7: California, Louisiana, Oregon)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Panama (9)

• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (3), Ecuador (1), Greece (4), Italy (5), Jamaica (1), Japan (10), New Zealand (2), Panama (11), United States (3: California), Venezuela (4)

• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1)

• Miocene of Algeria (3), Brazil (1), the Czech Republic (3), the Dominican Republic (8), Ecuador (2), France (5), Gabon (1), Germany (1), Greece (13), Italy (28), Japan (4), New Zealand (43), Panama (12), Romania (2), Trinidad and Tobago (3), United States (1: California), Venezuela (1)

• Waitakian of New Zealand (3)

• Oligocene to Miocene of Greece (1)

• Oligocene of the Czech Republic (2), France (6), Hungary (5), Italy (2), New Zealand (4), Romania (1), United States (1: Washington)

• Whaingaroan of New Zealand (1)

• Eocene of Antarctica (1), Australia (1), Brazil (1), France (6)

• Tertiary of United States (1: Mississippi)

• Paleogene of the Czech Republic (1)

Total: 250 collections including 575 occurrences

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