# Diaphus

Diaphus is a genus of lanternfishes. It is the most species-rich lanternfish genus.

## Species

There are 79 recognized species:
* Diaphus adenomus C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Gilbert's large lantern fish)
* Diaphus agassizii Gilbert, 1908
* Diaphus aliciae Fowler, 1934
* Diaphus anderseni Tåning, 1932 (Andersen's lantern fish)
* Diaphus antonbruuni B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1978
* Diaphus arabicus B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1978
* Diaphus balanovi Prokofiev, Emelyanova, Orlov & Orlova, 2022
* Diaphus basileusi Becker & Prut'ko, 1984
* Diaphus bertelseni B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1966 (Bertelsen's lanternfish)
* Diaphus brachycephalus Tåning, 1928 (short-headed lantern fish)
* Diaphus burtoni Fowler, 1934
* Diaphus chrysorhynchus C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 (golden-nosed lantern fish)
* Diaphus coeruleus (Klunzinger, 1871) (blue lantern fish)
* Diaphus confusus Becker, 1992
* Diaphus dahlgreni Fowler, 1934
* Diaphus danae Tåning, 1932 (Dana lanternfish)
* Diaphus dehaveni Fowler, 1934
* Diaphus diadematus Tåning, 1932 (crown lanternfish)
* Diaphus diademophilus B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1978
* Diaphus drachmanni Tåning, 1932 (Drachmann's lanternfish)
* Diaphus dumerilii (Bleeker, 1856)
* Diaphus effulgens (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896)
* Diaphus ehrhorni Fowler, 1934
* Diaphus faustinoi Fowler, 1934
* Diaphus fragilis Tåning, 1928 (fragile lantern fish)
* Diaphus fulgens (A. B. Brauer, 1904)
* Diaphus garmani C. H. Gilbert, 1906 (Garman's lanternfish)
* Diaphus gigas C. H. Gilbert, 1913
* Diaphus handi Fowler, 1934
* Diaphus holti Tåning, 1918 (small lantern fish)
* Diaphus hudsoni Zurbrigg & W. B. Scott, 1976 (Hudson's lanternfish)
* Diaphus impostor B. G. Nafpaktitis, D. A. Robertson & Paxton, 1995 (imposter lanternfish)
* Diaphus jenseni Tåning, 1932 (Jensen's lanternfish)
* Diaphus kapalae B. G. Nafpaktitis, D. A. Robertson & Paxton, 1995 (Kapala lanternfish)
* Diaphus knappi B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1978
* Diaphus kora B. G. Nafpaktitis, D. A. Robertson & Paxton, 1995
* Diaphus kuroshio Kawaguchi & B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1978
* Diaphus lobatus B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1978
* Diaphus lucidus (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896) (spotlight lanternfish)
* Diaphus lucifrons Fowler, 1934
* Diaphus luetkeni (A. B. Brauer, 1904) (Luetken's lanternfish)
* Diaphus malayanus M. C. W. Weber, 1913 (Malayan lanternfish)
* Diaphus mascarensis Becker, 1990
* Diaphus meadi B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1978 (Mead's lanternfish)
* Diaphus megalops B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1978
* Diaphus metopoclampus (Cocco, 1829) (spothead lantern fish)
* Diaphus minax B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1968
* Diaphus mollis Tåning, 1928 (soft lanternfish)
* Diaphus nielseni B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1978
* Diaphus ostenfeldi Tåning, 1932 (Ostenfeld's lanternfish)
* Diaphus pacificus A. E. Parr, 1931 (Pacific headlightfish)
* Diaphus pallidus Gjøsæter, 1989
* Diaphus parini Becker, 1992
* Diaphus parri Tåning, 1932 (Parr's lanternfish)
* Diaphus perspicillatus (J. D. Ogilby, 1898) (transparent lantern fish)
* Diaphus phillipsi Fowler, 1934 (Bolin's lantern fish)
* Diaphus problematicus A. E. Parr, 1928 (problematic lanternfish)
* Diaphus rafinesquii (Cocco, 1838) (white-spotted lantern fish)
* Diaphus regani Tåning, 1932 (Regan's lanternfish)
* Diaphus richardsoni Tåning, 1932
* Diaphus rivatoni Bourret, 1985
* Diaphus roei B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1974
* Diaphus sagamiensis C. H. Gilbert, 1913
* Diaphus schmidti Tåning, 1932
* Diaphus signatus C. H. Gilbert, 1908
* Diaphus similis Wisner, 1974
* Diaphus splendidus (A. B. Brauer, 1904) (horned lanternfish)
* Diaphus suborbitalis M. C. W. Weber, 1913
* Diaphus subtilis B. G. Nafpaktitis, 1968
* Diaphus taaningi Norman, 1930
* Diaphus termophilus Tåning, 1928 (Taaning's lantern fish)
* Diaphus theta C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1890 (California headlightfish)
* Diaphus thiollierei Fowler, 1934 (Thiolliere's lanternfish)
* Diaphus trachops Wisner, 1974
* Diaphus umbroculus Fowler, 1934
* Diaphus vanhoeffeni (A. B. Brauer, 1906)
* Diaphus watasei D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904 (Watases lanternfish)
* Diaphus whitleyi Fowler, 1934
* Diaphus wisneri B. G. Nafpaktitis, D. A. Robertson & Paxton, 1995