Diaphus problematicus Parr, 1928
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 problematicus Parr, 1928
- Name authority
- Parr, 1928
- 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 problematicus Parr, 1928
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 weberi 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.
- Parr, A. E. (1928). Deepsea fishes of the order Iniomi from the waters around the Bahama and Bermuda islands. With annotated keys to the Sudididae, Myctophidae, Scopelarchidae, Evermannellidae, Omosudidae, Cetomimidae and Rondeletidae of the world. (Scientific results of the third oceanographic expedition of the “Pawnee” 1927.). Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University, v. 3 (art. 3): 1–193. 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:35CK5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.