Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Alternative combinations: Myctophum debilis, Otolithus (Berycidarum) debilis, Scopelus debilis
Belongs to Diaphus according to E. Steurbaut 1984
See also Heinrich 1969, Steurbaut 1979, Weiler 1943 and Weiler 1950
Sister taxa: Diaphus (Diaphus), 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 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
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (1 collection), Germany (1), Romania (2)
• Tertiary of United States (1: Mississippi)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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