Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Parvphylum Osteichthyes > Gigaclass Actinopterygii > Subclass Neopterygii > Class Teleostei > Order Myctophiformes > Family Myctophidae

Diaphus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Aethoprora*	Goode & Bean, 1896	synonym
*Nyctophus*	Cocco, 1829	synonym

Children

Diaphus adenomus Gilbert, 1905
Diaphus bertelseni Nafpaktitis, 1966
Diaphus brachycephalus Tåning, 1928
Diaphus dumerilii (Bleeker, 1856)
Diaphus effulgens (Goode & Bean, 1896)
Diaphus holti Tåning, 1918
Diaphus lucidus (Goode & Bean, 1896)
Diaphus metopoclampus (Cocco, 1829)
Diaphus mollis Tåning, 1928
Diaphus rafinesquii (Cocco, 1838)
Diaphus subtilis Nafpaktitis, 1968
Diaphus termophilus Tåning, 1928

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Japanese: ハダカイワシ属

Literature

original description	Eigenmann, C. H.; Eigenmann, R. S. (1890). Additions to the fauna of San Diego. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2). v. 3: 1-24.
basis of record	van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
additional source	King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 431-554.
additional source	Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].
taxonomy source	Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025.

Genbank

Citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Diaphus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125819