Species details

You selected Diaphus holti (non Tåning, 1918). This is a misapplied name for:

Accepted scientific name:
Diaphus meadi Nafpaktitis, 1978 (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Diaphus meadi Nafpaktitis, 1978
Synonyms:
Diaphus holti (non Tåning, 1918) (misapplied name) 1 literature reference for Diaphus holti (non Tåning, 1918)
Diaphus rafinesquei (non Cocco, 1838) (misapplied name) 1 literature reference for Diaphus rafinesquei (non Cocco, 1838)
Diaphus theta (non Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890) (misapplied name) 1 literature reference for Diaphus theta (non Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890)
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Mead's lanternfish English Australia Click here to show the literature reference
Mead's lanternfish English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature reference
Lanternules de Mead French France Click here to show the literature reference
平吻眶灯鱼 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
平吻眶燈魚 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
Linternillas de Mead Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature reference
Classification:
Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Myctophiformes
Family Myctophidae
Genus Diaphus
Distribution: Circumglobal distribution in the region of the Subtropical Convergence, but may be absent over the region 115°W to the coast of Chile. Eastern Atlantic: known from the southern boundary limit, 23°S to 21°S but probably farther to the north in the Benguela Upwelling Region. Southwest Atlantic: between 32°S and 46°S (Ref. 47377).
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=16654
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:218bb086-60a7-102d-be47-00304854f810:col20110201

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