Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Parent taxon: Diaphus according to W. W. Schwarzhans 1980
See also Fraser-Brunner 1949
Sister taxa: Diaphus (Hyperphotops), Diaphus (Lamprossa), Diaphus (Panthophos), Diaphus aeolochrus, 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 carsoni, Diaphus cassidiformis, Diaphus caurus, Diaphus chrysorhynchus, Diaphus coatesi, Diaphus crameri, 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 gigas, Diaphus grebneffi, Diaphus haereticus, Diaphus hataii, Diaphus holti, Diaphus huatau, Diaphus hypolucens, Diaphus italicus, Diaphus kaiparaensis, Diaphus kakegawaensis, Diaphus kendalli, 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 nanus, 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 thiollieri, Diaphus vexillifer, Myctophum (Diaphus) sauvagei
Subtaxa: Diaphus (Diaphus) andersoni Diaphus (Diaphus) brachycephalus Diaphus (Diaphus) diadematus Diaphus (Diaphus) fulgens Diaphus (Diaphus) layi Diaphus (Diaphus) lutkeni Diaphus (Diaphus) richardsoni Diaphus (Diaphus) theta
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (3 collections)
• Whaingaroan of New Zealand (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence