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Diaphus pedemontanus

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Porichthys pedemontanus was named by Robba (1970). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was recombined as Diaphus pedemontanus by Nolf and Steurbaut (1983), Lin and O’Dea (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Porichthys pedemontanus Robba
1983Diaphus pedemontanus Nolf and Steurbaut p. 154
2013Porichthys pedemontanus Schwarzhans and Aguilera p. 118
2025Diaphus pedemontanus Lin and O’Dea

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familyMyctophidaeGill 1893
genusDiaphusEigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
speciespedemontanus(Robba 1970)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
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