WoRMS taxon details
Diaphus splendidus (Brauer, 1904)
158893 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158893)
accepted
Species
Diaphus scapulofulgens Fowler, 1934 · unaccepted
Diaphus splendidum (Brauer, 1904) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Diaphus steadi Fowler, 1934 · unaccepted
Diaphus vitiazi Kulikova, 1961 · unaccepted
Myctophum splendidum Brauer, 1904 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Myctophum splendidum Brauer, 1904) Brauer, A. (1904). Die Gattung Myctophum. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> v. 28 (no. 10): 377-404. [details]
Distribution USA in the Gulf Stream to Brazil
Distribution USA in the Gulf Stream to Brazil [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Diaphus splendidus (Brauer, 1904). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158893 on 2025-09-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Diaphus scapulofulgens Fowler, 1934) Fowler, H. W. (1934). Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 85 (for 1933): 233-367. [details]
original description (of Diaphus steadi Fowler, 1934) Fowler, H. W. (1934). Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 85 (for 1933): 233-367. [details]
original description (of Diaphus vitiazi 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 splendidum 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 Diaphus steadi Fowler, 1934) Fowler, H. W. (1934). Descriptions of new fishes obtained 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 85 (for 1933): 233-367. [details]
original description (of Diaphus vitiazi 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 splendidum 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
[request]
additional source Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
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]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [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 Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
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]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution USA in the Gulf Stream to Brazil [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Found at depths of 40- 3872 m. [details]
Predators Spotted Dolphin [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ツノハダカ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (37 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Diaphus splendidum (Brauer, 1904))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Myctophum splendidum Brauer, 1904)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diaphus splendidus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Diaphus splendidum (Brauer, 1904))
To FishBase (from synonym Diaphus scapulofulgens Fowler, 1934)
To FishBase (from synonym Diaphus steadi Fowler, 1934)
To FishBase (from synonym Diaphus vitiazi Kulikova, 1961)
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum splendidum Brauer, 1904)
To GenBank (52 nucleotides; 68 proteins) (from synonym Myctophum splendidum Brauer, 1904)
To GenBank (52 nucleotides; 68 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Diaphus steadi P09890 illustration) (from synonym Diaphus steadi Fowler, 1934)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Diaphus splendidum (Brauer, 1904))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Myctophum splendidum Brauer, 1904)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diaphus splendidus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Diaphus splendidum (Brauer, 1904))
To FishBase (from synonym Diaphus scapulofulgens Fowler, 1934)
To FishBase (from synonym Diaphus steadi Fowler, 1934)
To FishBase (from synonym Diaphus vitiazi Kulikova, 1961)
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum splendidum Brauer, 1904)
To GenBank (52 nucleotides; 68 proteins) (from synonym Myctophum splendidum Brauer, 1904)
To GenBank (52 nucleotides; 68 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Diaphus steadi P09890 illustration) (from synonym Diaphus steadi Fowler, 1934)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym
