Andersen's lantern fish
Diaphus anderseni Tåning, 1932
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 anderseni Tåning, 1932
- Name authority
- Tåning, 1932
- Common name
- Andersen's 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderMyctophiformes
- familyMyctophidae Gill, 1893
- subfamilyDiaphinae Paxton, 1972
- genusDiaphus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890
- speciesDiaphus anderseni Tåning, 1932
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diaphus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diaphus aliciae Fowler, 1934 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus bertelseni Nafpaktitis, 1966 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Golden-nosed lantern fishDiaphus chrysorhynchus Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus confusus Becker, 1992 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus danae Tåning, 1932 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus dehaveni Fowler, 1934 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus diademophilus Nafpaktitis, 1978 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus dumerilii (Bleeker, 1856) | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus faustinoi Fowler, 1934 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diaphus kora Nafpaktitis, Robertson & Paxton, 1995 | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Diaphus andersoni Tåning, 1932 Tåning, 1932 | synonym |
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.
- Tåning, A. V. (1932). Notes on scopelids from the Dana Expeditions. I. Videnskabelige Meddelelser Fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn, v. 94: 125–146. 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:35CFR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.