Diaphus lucidus

Diaphus lucidus
	From Oceanic Ichthyology by G. Brown Goode and Tarleton H. Bean, 1896
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Myctophiformes
Family:	Myctophidae
Genus:	Diaphus
Species:	D. lucidus
Binomial name
	Diaphus lucidus; (Goode and Bean, 1896)
Synonyms
	List Aethoprora lucida Goode & Bean, 1896; Diaphus lucida (Goode & Bean, 1896); Diaphus monodi Fowler, 1934; Diaphus reidi Fowler, 1934; Diaphus altifrons Kulikova, 1961;

Diaphus lucidus, the spotlight lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found worldwide. ^[2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 11.8 cm (4.6 in).^[3]

^ Hulley, P. (2015). "Diaphus lucidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T15598672A15603705. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T15598672A15603705.en. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ Hulley, P.A., 1990. Myctophidae. p. 398-467. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI; Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Diaphus lucidus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.

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Diaphus lucidus

From Oceanic Ichthyology by G. Brown Goode and Tarleton H. Bean, 1896
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Myctophiformes
Family:	Myctophidae
Genus:	Diaphus
Species:	D. lucidus
Binomial name
*Diaphus lucidus* (Goode and Bean, 1896)
Synonyms
List Aethoprora lucida Goode & Bean, 1896 Diaphus lucida (Goode & Bean, 1896) Diaphus monodi Fowler, 1934 Diaphus reidi Fowler, 1934 Diaphus altifrons Kulikova, 1961