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Gilbert's large lantern fish

Diaphus adenomus Gilbert, 1905

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Diaphus adenomus Gilbert, 1905
Name authority
Gilbert, 1905
Common name
Gilbert's large lantern fish
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Myctophiformes
Family
Myctophidae
Genus
Diaphus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderMyctophiformes
  11. familyMyctophidae Gill, 1893
  12. subfamilyDiaphinae Paxton, 1972
  13. genusDiaphus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890
  14. speciesDiaphus adenomus Gilbert, 1905

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Diaphus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Diaphus aliciae Fowler, 1934MyctophidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diaphus bertelseni Nafpaktitis, 1966MyctophidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Golden-nosed lantern fishDiaphus chrysorhynchus Gilbert & Cramer, 1897MyctophidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diaphus confusus Becker, 1992MyctophidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diaphus danae Tåning, 1932MyctophidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diaphus dehaveni Fowler, 1934MyctophidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diaphus diademophilus Nafpaktitis, 1978MyctophidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diaphus dumerilii (Bleeker, 1856)MyctophidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diaphus faustinoi Fowler, 1934MyctophidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diaphus kora Nafpaktitis, Robertson & Paxton, 1995MyctophidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diaphus lobatus Nafpaktitis, 1978MyctophidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diaphus lucidus (Goode & Bean, 1896)MyctophidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Diaphus anteorbitalis Gilbert, 1913 Gilbert, 1913synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Gilbert, C. H. (1905). II. The deep-sea fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. In: The Aquatic Resources of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission, v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]: 577–713, Pls. 66–101. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:35CFM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.