WoRMS taxon details
Diogenichthys laternatus (Garman, 1899)
272701 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:272701)
accepted
Species
Diogenys laternatus (Garman, 1899) · unaccepted
Myctophum laternatum Garman, 1899 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Myctophum laternatum Garman, 1899) Garman, S. (1899). The Fishes. In: Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands ... by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross," during 1891 ... No. XXVI. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24: Text: 1-431, Atlas: Pls. 1-85 + A-N. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Diogenichthys laternatus (Garman, 1899). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=272701 on 2025-04-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Myctophum laternatum Garman, 1899) Garman, S. (1899). The Fishes. In: Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands ... by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross," during 1891 ... No. XXVI. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24: Text: 1-431, Atlas: Pls. 1-85 + A-N. [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. Scientific Data. 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) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188 [details] Available for editors
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context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. 2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao. 314 p. [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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Bermuda) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188 [details] Available for editors
[request]context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. 2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao. 314 p. [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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Diogenes lanternfish | [details] |
| Russian | Тихоокеанский диогенихт | [details] |
| Spanish | linternilla de Diogenes | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Myctophum laternatum Garman, 1899)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diogenichthys laternatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Diogenys laternatus (Garman, 1899))
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum laternatum Garman, 1899)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 20 proteins) (from synonym Diogenys laternatus (Garman, 1899))
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 20 proteins)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 20 proteins) (from synonym Myctophum laternatum Garman, 1899)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Myctophum laternatum Garman, 1899)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diogenichthys laternatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Diogenys laternatus (Garman, 1899))
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum laternatum Garman, 1899)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 20 proteins) (from synonym Diogenys laternatus (Garman, 1899))
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 20 proteins)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 20 proteins) (from synonym Myctophum laternatum Garman, 1899)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
