Accepted scientific name:
Diaphus holti Tåning, 1918 (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Diaphus holti Tåning, 1918
Synonyms:
Diaphus rafinesquei (non Cocco, 1838) (misapplied name) 1 literature reference for Diaphus rafinesquei (non Cocco, 1838)
Diaphus theta (non Eigenmann & Eigennmann, 1890) (misapplied name) 1 literature reference for Diaphus theta (non Eigenmann & Eigennmann, 1890)
Scopelus holti (Tåning, 1918) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Scopelus holti (Tåning, 1918)
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Rafí curt Catalan Spain Click here to show the literature
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Gušteran batoglavi Croatian Croatia Click here to show the literature
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Lanternfish English Azores Is Click here to show the literature
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Small lantern fish English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature
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Lanterne courte French France Click here to show the literature
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Holts Laternenfisch German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Occhio lucente minore Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Pisci diavulu Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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大眼眶灯鱼 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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大眼眶燈魚 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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Divertido Portuguese Azores Is Click here to show the literature
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Escolarinho Portuguese Azores Is Click here to show the literature
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Lobisomem Portuguese Azores Is Click here to show the literature
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Rafino corto Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Isik baligi Turkish Turkey 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: Bay of Biscay including the Mediterranean to Liberia (uncommon between Morocco to Mauritania). Elsewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, south and east of 50°N and 45°W to 35°N, but east of 35°W to about 20°N. Indian Ocean: two specimens at 29°30'S, 64°56'E.
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=1711
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:215c4508-60a7-102d-be47-00304854f810:col20110201