Species
There are currently 28 recognized species in this genus: * '' Diancistrus alatus'' Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Winged coralbrotula) * '' Diancistrus alleni'' Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Allen's coralbrotula) * '' Diancistrus altidorsalis'' Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Humpbacked coralbrotula) * '' Diancistrus atollorum'' Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Atoll coralbrotula) * '' Diancistrus beateae'' Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Beate's coralbrotula) * '' Diancistrus brevirostris'' Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Shortnosed coralbrotula) * '' Diancistrus eremitus'' Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Lonely coralbrotula) * '' Diancistrus erythraeus'' ( Fowler, 1946) * '' Diancistrus fijiensis'' Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Fiji coralbrotula) * '' Diancistrus fuscus'' ( Fowler, 1946) (Dusky brotulid) * '' Diancistrus jackrandalli'' Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Randall's coralbrotula) * '' Diancistrus jeffjohnsoni'' Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Johnson's coralbrotula) * '' Diancistrus karinae'' Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Karin's coralbrotula) * '' Diancistrus katrineae'' Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Katrine's coralbrotula) * '' Diancistrus leisi'' Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Leis' coralbrotula) * '' Diancistrus longifilis'' Ogilby, 1899 (Twinhook cusk) * '' Diancistrus machidai'' Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Machida's coralbrotula) * '' Diancistrus manciporus'' Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Few-pored coralbrotula) * '' Diancistrus mcgroutheri'' Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (McGrouther's coralbrotula) * '' Diancistrus mennei'' Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Menne's coralbrotula) * '' Diancistrus niger'' Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Dark coralbrotula) * '' Diancistrus novaeguineae'' ( Machida, 1996) * '' Diancistrus pohnpeiensis'' Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Pohnpei coralbrotula) * '' Diancistrus robustus'' Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Robust coralbrotula) * '' Diancistrus springeri'' Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Springer's coralbrotula) * '' Diancistrus tongaensis'' Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Tonga coralbrotula) * '' Diancistrus typhlops'' J. G. Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Hadiaty, 2009 (Blind cave coralbrotula) * '' Diancistrus vietnamensis'' Schwarzhans, Møller & J. G. Nielsen, 2005 (Vietnam coralbrotula)References
Bythitidae {{Bythitidae-stub