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Diaphus

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Diaphus was named by Eigenmann and Eigenmann (1890) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Myctophum (Diaphus) by Arambourg (1925).

It was assigned to Myctophum by Arambourg (1925); to Myctophinae by Kalabis (1948), Fraser-Brunner (1949); to Myctophiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Lampanyctinae by Steurbaut (1984), Fierstine et al. (2012); to Diaphini by Steurbaut (1979), Schwarzhans (1980), Schwarzhans (2013); to Gymnoscopelini by Schwarzhans and Aguilera (2013); to Diaphinae by Martin et al. (2018), Schwarzhans (2019); and to Myctophidae by Ohe and Araki (1973), Kalabis and Schultz (1974), Schwarzhans (1978), Steurbaut (1982), Nolf and Steurbaut (1983), Schwarzhans (1985), Brzobohaty and Nolf (1995), Stringer (1998), Constantin (1999), Girone et al. (2006), Carnevale (2007), Welton (2015), Schwarzhans et al. (2017), Lin et al. (2017), Schwarzhans et al. (2017), Legendre et al. (2020).

Species
D. (Diaphus), D. (Hyperphotops), D. (Lamprossa), D. (Panthophos), D. aeolochrus, D. aequalis, D. alcoholicus, D. altus, D. angulatus, D. apalus, D. audax, D. austriacus, D. barrigonensis, D. bolini, D. brachycephalus, D. cahuzaci, D. capax, D. carsoni, D. cassidiformis, D. caurus, D. chrysorhynchus, D. coatesi, D. crameri, D. crassus, D. curvatus, D. dainichiensis, D. danae, D. debilis, D. depressifrons, D. draconis, D. dumerilii, D. duosensitivus, D. ecuadorensis, D. edwardsi, D. emensus, D. endoi, D. excisus, D. exilis, D. garmani, D. gatunensis, D. gigas, D. grebneffi, D. haereticus, D. hataii, D. holti, D. huatau, D. hypolucens, D. italicus, D. kaiparaensis, D. kakegawaensis, D. kendalli, D. kuroshio, D. larteti, D. longirostris, D. lucida, D. luetkeni, D. manneringi, D. marambionis, D. marwicki, D. meniliticus, D. metopoclampoides, D. microsomus, D. mirus, D. mollis, D. molossus, D. multiserratus, D. nafpaktitisi, D. nanus, D. noboriensis, D. parri, D. paxtoni, D. perspicillatoides, D. perspicillatus, D. poignantae, D. polysarcus, D. prisismetallis, D. problematicus, D. rafinesqui, D. rafinesquii, D. regani, D. richardsoni, D. rodriguezi, D. sauvagei, D. splendidus, D. stafforaensis, D. sulcatus, D. taaningi, D. tenax, D. termophilus, D. theta, D. thiollieri, D. vexillifer, Myctophum (Diaphus) sauvagei
Species lacking formal opinion data
D. acutirostrum, D. adenomus, D. befralai, D. cavallonis, D. cyrano, D. depresifrons, D. excavatus, D. kokeni, D. licatae, D. muraii, D. pedmontanus, D. praerafinesquii, D. pristismetallis, D. prspicillatoides, D. pulcher, D. quadrangularis, D. rafinesquei, D. rubus, D. shizukuishiensis, D. sulci, D. taanigni, D. trapezoidalis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Diaphus Eigenmann and Eigenmann
1895Collettia Goode and Bean
1925Myctophum (Diaphus) Arambourg p. 86
1933Cavelampus Whitley
1948Diaphus Kalabis p. 140
1949Diaphus Fraser-Brunner p. 1063
1973Diaphus Ohe and Araki p. 408
1974Diaphus Kalabis and Schultz p. 189
1978Diaphus Schwarzhans p. 10
1979Diaphus Steurbaut p. 61
1980Diaphus Schwarzhans p. 63
1982Diaphus Steurbaut p. 41
1983Diaphus Nolf and Steurbaut p. 153
1984Diaphus Steurbaut p. 52
1985Diaphus Schwarzhans p. 21
1995Diaphus Brzobohaty and Nolf p. 259
1998Diaphus Stringer p. 150
1999Diaphus Constantin
2002Diaphus Sepkoski
2006Diaphus Girone et al. p. 655
2007Diaphus Carnevale p. 20
2012Diaphus Fierstine et al. p. 52
2013Diaphus Schwarzhans p. 165
2013Diaphus Schwarzhans and Aguilera p. 112
2015Diaphus Welton p. 11
2017Diaphus Lin et al. p. 16
2017Diaphus Schwarzhans et al. p. 443
2017Diaphus Schwarzhans et al. p. 153
2018Diaphus Martin et al. p. 79 figs. Table 3
2019Diaphus Schwarzhans p. 127
2020Diaphus Legendre et al. p. 20

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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

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.

G. Diaphus Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
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Subg. Diaphus (Diaphus) Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
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†Diaphus (Diaphus) layi Fowler 1933
†Diaphus (Diaphus) theta Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1891
Subg. Diaphus (Panthophos) Jordan and Hubbs 1925
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Invalid names: Myctophum nocturnum Poey 1860 [synonym]
†Diaphus aeolochrus Barnard 1927
†Diaphus aequalis Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus alcoholicus Brzobohaty and Nolf 1995
†Diaphus altus Schwarzhans 1980
†Diaphus angulatus Ohe and Araki 1973
†Diaphus apalus Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus audax Schwarzhans 2019
†Diaphus austriacus Koken 1891
†Diaphus barrigonensis Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus bolini David 1943
†Diaphus cahuzaci Steurbaut 1979
†Diaphus capax Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
Diaphus carsoni Fowler 1933
†Diaphus cassidiformis Frost 1934
†Diaphus caurus Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019
Diaphus chrysorhynchus Gilbert and Cramer 1897
†Diaphus coatesi Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus crameri Fowler 1933
†Diaphus crassus Schwarzhans 1978
†Diaphus curvatus Schwarzhans 1980
Diaphus danae Tåning 1932
†Diaphus debilis Koken 1891
†Diaphus depressifrons Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus draconis Schwarzhans 2013
Diaphus dumerilii Bleeker 1856
†Diaphus duosensitivus Ciobanu 1977
†Diaphus ecuadorensis Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus edwardsi Sauvage 1870
†Diaphus emensus Schwarzhans 1985
†Diaphus endoi Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019
†Diaphus excisus Frost 1934
†Diaphus exilis Schwarzhans 2019
†Diaphus garmani Gilbert 1906
†Diaphus gatunensis Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus gigas Gilbert 1913
†Diaphus grebneffi Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019
†Diaphus haereticus Brzobohaty and Schultz 1978
†Diaphus hataii Ohe and Araki 1973
Diaphus holti Taaning 1918 [small lantern fish]
†Diaphus huatau Schwarzhans 2019
Diaphus italicus Anfossi and Mosna 1971
†Diaphus kaiparaensis Schwarzhans 2019
†Diaphus kakegawaensis Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019
Diaphus kendalli Fowler 1933
†Diaphus kuroshio Kawaguchi and Nafpaktitis 1978
†Diaphus larteti Sauvage 1870
†Diaphus longirostris Brozobohaty 1983
Diaphus lucida Goode and Bean 1896
Diaphus luetkeni Brauer 1904
†Diaphus manneringi Schwarzhans 2019
†Diaphus marambionis Schwarzhans et al. 2017
†Diaphus marwicki Frost 1934
†Diaphus meniliticus Kalabis 1948
†Diaphus metopoclampoides Steurbaut 1983
†Diaphus microsomus Sauvage 1870
†Diaphus mirus Schwarzhans 2019
Diaphus mollis Tåning 1928
†Diaphus molossus Nolf and Steurbaut 1988
†Diaphus multiserratus Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus nafpaktitisi Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019
Diaphus nanus Gilbert 1908
†Diaphus noboriensis Schwarzhans and Ohe 2019
†Diaphus parri Taning 1932
†Diaphus paxtoni Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus perspicillatoides Brzobohaty and Nolf 1995
†Diaphus poignantae Steurbaut 1979
†Diaphus polysarcus Kramberger 1879
†Diaphus prisismetallis Nolf and Brzobohaty 1994
Diaphus rafinesqui Cocco 1838
Diaphus regani Taning 1932
Diaphus richardsoni Tåning 1932
†Diaphus rodriguezi Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
†Diaphus sauvagei Arambourg 1925
†Diaphus splendidus Prochazka 1893 [horned lanternfish]
†Diaphus stafforaensis Nolf and Steurbaut 1988
Diaphus sulcatus Bassolini 1906
Diaphus taaningi Norma 1930 [slopewater lanternfish]
†Diaphus tenax Schwarzhans 2019
Diaphus termophilus Tåning 1928
Diaphus theta Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
†Diaphus thiollieri Fowler 1932
†Diaphus vexillifer Sauvage 1870
†Myctophum (Diaphus) sauvagei Arambourg 1925
Invalid names: Cavelampus Whitley 1933 [synonym], Collettia Goode and Bean 1895 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:28:48
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:28:48
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Rancholabrean or 56.00000 to 0.01400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (259 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04Czechia D. meniliticus (187501)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58USA (Mississippi) Otolithus sulcatus, Otolithus debilis (163732)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07South Atlantic D. splendidus, D. garmani (210208)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Antarctica (Seymour Island) D. marambionis (176085)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France D. cyrano, D. trapezoidalis (188959) D. quadrangularis, D. cyrano (188961) D. quadrangularis, D. sulci, D. cyrano (188960) D. quadrangularis, D. sulci, D. cyrano, D. excavatus (188958) D. quadrangularis, D. sulci, D. cyrano, D. excavatus, D. trapezoidalis (188957) D. quadrangularis, D. sulci, D. cyrano, D. trapezoidalis (188962)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Australia (Victoria) D. emensus (171297)
Whaingaroan34.6 - 27.3New Zealand (South Island) D. sp. (219343)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Czechia (Moravia) D. sp. (104941)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Czechia D. pristismetallis, D. sp., D. alcoholicus, D. longirostris (186982)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France D. pristismetallis, D. alcoholicus, D. longirostris (186981) D. stafforaensis (186983)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Romania D. duosensitivus (187379)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Italy D. pristismetallis, D. sp., D. alcoholicus, D. longirostris, D. molossus, D. stafforaensis (186979) D. sp., D. alcoholicus, D. longirostris, D. molossus, D. stafforaensis (186980)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) D. manneringi (219611) D. pristismetallis, D. curvatus (219618)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04New Zealand (North Island) Scopelus excisus (204337) Scopelus marwicki (204336)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France D. perspicillatoides (152692) D. pristismetallis, D. alcoholicus, D. perspicillatoides (219194) D. prspicillatoides, D. pristismetallis, D. alcoholicus (74860) D. sp. (152695)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Hungary D. pristismetallis (124421) D. sp. (184477 187352 187353)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) D. sp. (91619)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Hungary D. sp. (187351)
Chattian - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Greece (Greneva) D. sp. (222448)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) D. audax (219580) D. curvatus (219579) D. sp., D. curvatus (219578)