Accepted scientific name:
Diaphus perspicillatus (Ogilby, 1898) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Diaphus perspicillatus (Ogilby, 1898)
Synonyms:
Aethoprora perspicillata Ogilby, 1898 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Aethoprora perspicillata Ogilby, 1898
Collettia perspicillata (Ogilby, 1898) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Collettia perspicillata (Ogilby, 1898)
Diaphus elucens (Brauer, 1904) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Diaphus elucens (Brauer, 1904)
Diaphus perspicullata (Ogilby, 1898) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Diaphus perspicullata (Ogilby, 1898)
Myctophum elucens Brauer, 1904 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Myctophum elucens Brauer, 1904
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Flatface lanternfish English Australia Click here to show the literature
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Transparent lantern fish English Australia Click here to show the literature
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Transparent lantern fish English Hawaii Click here to show the literature
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transparent lanternfish English Cuba Click here to show the literature
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transparent lanternfish English USA Click here to show the literature
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华丽眶灯鱼 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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華麗眶燈魚 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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Classification:
Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Myctophiformes
Family Myctophidae
Genus Diaphus
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Western Sahara to Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (Agulhas Water pockets). Western Atlantic: USA to Argentina; between 27°30'N and 35°56'S (Ref. 47377). Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). Eastern Pacific: Near Hawaii. Western Pacific: 36°N and 1°S southwards to East Australian Current. Western Indian Ocean: west of 70°E between 7°N-25°S, and in Agulhas Current to 37°S. South China Sea (Ref.74511).
Additional data: -
Source database: FishBase, Jan 2011
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Paxton, J., Data last modified by FishBase 05-Jan-2011
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=7436
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:2136b432-60a7-102d-be47-00304854f810:col20110201