Headlight fish
Diaphus effulgens (Goode & Bean, 1896)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The headlight fish (Diaphus effulgens) is a species of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae. It is also sometimes referred to as the headlight lanternfish, or even the lanternfish, though it is not the only species to be called this.
Wikipedia contributors, Headlight fish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:12:05.137914+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Diaphus effulgens (Goode & Bean, 1896)
- Name authority
- (Goode & Bean, 1896)
- Common name
- Headlight 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 effulgens (Goode & Bean, 1896)
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 antelucens Kulikova, 1961 Kulikova, 1961 | synonym |
| Aethoprora effulgens Goode & Bean, 1896 Goode & Bean, 1896 | synonym |
| Diaphus efflugens (Goode & Bean, 1896) (Goode & Bean, 1896) | synonym |
| Diaphus macrophus Parr, 1928 Parr, 1928 | synonym |
| Myctophum effulgens (Goode & Bean, 1896) (Goode & Bean, 1896) | synonym |
| Myctophum aeolochrus Barnard, 1927 Barnard, 1927 | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126591 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:35CGT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.