''Diaphus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

lanternfish Lanternfishes (or myctophids, from the Greek μυκτήρ ''myktḗr'', "nose" and ''ophis'', "serpent") are small mesopelagic fish of the large family Myctophidae. One of two families in the order Myctophiformes, the Myctophidae are represente ...

es. It is the most species-rich lanternfish genus.

Species

There are 77 recognized species:

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2635927 Myctophidae Extant Eocene first appearances Marine fish genera Taxa named by Carl H. Eigenmann Taxa named by Rosa Smith Eigenmann Species described in 1890