THE NATURAL-HISTORY CATALOGUE
A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Myctophidae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diaphus jenseni Tåning, 1932 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus kaiparaensis Schwarzhans, 2019 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Diaphus kapalae Nafpaktitis, Robertson & Paxton, 1995 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus knappi Nafpaktitis, 1978 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus kora Nafpaktitis, Robertson & Paxton, 1995 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kuroshio headlightfishDiaphus kuroshio Kawaguchi & Nafpaktitis, 1978 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus lobatus Nafpaktitis, 1978 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus lucidus (Goode & Bean, 1896) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus lucifrons Fowler, 1934 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus luetkeni (Brauer, 1904) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus malayanus Weber, 1913 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus marwicki (Frost, 1933) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Diaphus mascarensis Becker, 1990 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus megalops Nafpaktitis, 1978 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Spothead lantern fishDiaphus metopoclampus (Cocco, 1829) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus minax Nafpaktitis, 1968 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus mirus Schwarzhans, 2019 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Soft lanternfishDiaphus mollis Tåning, 1928 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus nielseni Nafpaktitis, 1978 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus ostenfeldi Tåning, 1932 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus pacificus Parr, 1931 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus pallidus Gjøsaeter, 1989 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus parini Becker, 1992 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus parri Tåning, 1932 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Transparent lantern fishDiaphus perspicillatus (Ogilby, 1898) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus phillipsi Fowler, 1934 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus problematicus Parr, 1928 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus pseudopulcher Schwarzhans, 1980 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| white-spotted lantern fishDiaphus rafinesquii (Cocco, 1838) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Regan's lanternfishDiaphus regani Tåning, 1932 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Richardson's headlightfishDiaphus richardsoni Tåning, 1932 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus rivatoni Bourret, 1985 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus roei Nafpaktitis, 1974 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus sagamiensis Gilbert, 1913 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Schmidt's headlightfishDiaphus schmidti Tåning, 1932 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sealed headlightfishDiaphus signatus Gilbert, 1908 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus similis Wisner, 1974 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus splendidus (Brauer, 1904) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus suborbitalis Weber, 1913 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus subtilis Nafpaktitis, 1968 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus taaningi Norman, 1930 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus tenax Schwarzhans, 2019 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Diaphus termophilus Tåning, 1928 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| california headlightfishDiaphus theta Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus thiollierei Fowler, 1934 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus trachops Wisner, 1974 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus umbroculus Fowler, 1934 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus vanhoeffeni (Brauer, 1906) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus watasei Jordan & Starks, 1904 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus whitleyi Fowler, 1934 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.