Diaphus

Diaphus
Temporal range:
Early Eocene to present
Spothead lantern fish (D. metopoclampus)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Diaphus
C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1890
Species

77 species (see text)

Diaphus is a genus of lanternfishes. It is the most species-rich lanternfish genus.

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