Diaphus theta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Myctophiformes |
Family: | Myctophidae |
Genus: | Diaphus |
Species: | D. theta |
Binomial name | |
Diaphus theta C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1890 | |
Diaphus theta, the California headlightfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. [1]
This species reaches a length of 11.4 cm (4.5 in). [2]
Diaphus is a genus of lanternfishes. It is the most species-rich lanternfish genus.
Diaphus bertelseni, or Bertelsen's lanternfish, is a species of oceanodromous lanternfish, first described in 1966 by Basil Nafpaktitis.
The headlight fish is a species of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae. It is also sometimes referred to as the headlight lanternfish, or even the lanternfish, though it is not the only species to be called this.
The white-spotted lantern fish, also called Rafinesque's lanternfish, is a species of fish in the family Myctophidae.
Diaphus aliciae is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-Pacific. Along with the South China Sea.
Diaphus richardsoni, is a species of lanternfish found worldwide.
Diaphus lucifrons is a species of lanternfish found in the Philippines and the Western Central Pacific Ocean.
Diaphus faustinoi is a species of lanternfish found in the Philippines and the Western Central Pacific Ocean.
Diaphus signatus, the small lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-Pacific.
Diaphus gigas is a species of lanternfish found in the North Pacific Ocean.
Diaphus chrysorhynchus, the golden-nose lantern fish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Pacific Ocean.
Diaphus megalops is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-west Pacific.
Diaphus knappi, the small lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-Pacific.
Diaphus diademophilus is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean.
Diaphus kapalae, the Kapala lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Southwest Pacific Ocean.
Diaphus fulgens, is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-Pacific.
Diaphus coeruleus, the blue lantern fish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-West Pacific.
Diaphus malayanus, the Malayan lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the Western Pacific Ocean.
Diaphus suborbitalis is a species of lanternfish found in the Indo-Western Pacific Ocean.
Diaphus trachops is a species of lanternfish found in the Eastern Central Pacific Ocean.