WoRMS taxon details
Diaphus luetkeni (Brauer, 1904)
158889 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158889)
accepted
Species
Diaphus leutkeni (Brauer, 1904) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Diaphus lutkani (Brauer, 1904) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Diaphus lutkeni (Brauer, 1904) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Diaphus lütkeni (Brauer, 1904) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Diaphus lutkeni pacificus Kulikova, 1961 · unaccepted
Myctophum luetkeni Brauer, 1904 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Myctophum luetkeni Brauer, 1904) Brauer, A. (1904). Die Gattung Myctophum. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> v. 28 (no. 10): 377-404. [details]
Distribution Atlantic: in tropical waters with extensions into higher latitudes in western boundary currents as far north as 40.45°N
Distribution Atlantic: in tropical waters with extensions into higher latitudes in western boundary currents as far north as 40.45°N [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Diaphus luetkeni (Brauer, 1904). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158889 on 2025-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Diaphus lutkeni pacificus Kulikova, 1961) Kulikova, E. B. (1961). On the lantern fishes of the genus Diaphus (Scopelidae) from the western Pacific. <em>Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P.P. Shirshova.</em> 43: 5-39. [In Russian. Also as a translation, pp. 1-42.]. [details]
original description (of Myctophum luetkeni Brauer, 1904) Brauer, A. (1904). Die Gattung Myctophum. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> v. 28 (no. 10): 377-404. [details]
basis of record Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
original description (of Myctophum luetkeni Brauer, 1904) Brauer, A. (1904). Die Gattung Myctophum. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> v. 28 (no. 10): 377-404. [details]
basis of record Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Karnella, C. (1987). Family Myctophidae, lanternfishes In: Biology of midwater fishes of the Bermuda ocean acre, Smithsonian contributions to zoology, number 452. . Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. , (452): 51-168 [details]
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. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Karnella, C. (1987). Family Myctophidae, lanternfishes In: Biology of midwater fishes of the Bermuda ocean acre, Smithsonian contributions to zoology, number 452. . Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. , (452): 51-168 [details]
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. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Atlantic: in tropical waters with extensions into higher latitudes in western boundary currents as far north as 40.45°N [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat Found at depths of 40- 750 m. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ガンテンハダカ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Myctophum luetkeni Brauer, 1904)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Diaphus lutkeni (Brauer, 1904))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Diaphus leutkeni (Brauer, 1904))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diaphus luetkeni)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Diaphus lutkeni pacificus Kulikova, 1961)
To FishBase (from synonym Diaphus lütkeni (Brauer, 1904))
To FishBase (from synonym Diaphus leutkeni (Brauer, 1904))
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum luetkeni Brauer, 1904)
To FishBase (from synonym Diaphus lutkeni (Brauer, 1904))
To FishBase (from synonym Diaphus lutkani (Brauer, 1904))
To FishBase images (Diaphus luetkeni, by Dubosc, J.)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Myctophum luetkeni Brauer, 1904)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Diaphus leutkeni (Brauer, 1904))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Myctophum luetkeni Brauer, 1904)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Diaphus lutkeni (Brauer, 1904))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Diaphus leutkeni (Brauer, 1904))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diaphus luetkeni)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Diaphus lutkeni pacificus Kulikova, 1961)
To FishBase (from synonym Diaphus lütkeni (Brauer, 1904))
To FishBase (from synonym Diaphus leutkeni (Brauer, 1904))
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum luetkeni Brauer, 1904)
To FishBase (from synonym Diaphus lutkeni (Brauer, 1904))
To FishBase (from synonym Diaphus lutkani (Brauer, 1904))
To FishBase images (Diaphus luetkeni, by Dubosc, J.)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Myctophum luetkeni Brauer, 1904)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Diaphus leutkeni (Brauer, 1904))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
