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Diaphus (Diaphus)

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Diaphus (Diaphus) Eigenmann and Eigenmann
1949Diaphus (Diaphus) Fraser-Brunner p. 1074
1980Diaphus (Diaphus) Schwarzhans p. 69

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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
subgenusDiaphusEigenmann and Eigenmann 1890

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.

Subg. Diaphus (Diaphus) Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
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Diaphus (Diaphus) layi Fowler 1933
Diaphus (Diaphus) theta Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1891 [California headlightfish]
Diagnosis
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