{"scientificNameAuthorship":"Nafpaktitis, 1978","RecordModifiedOn":"2026-08-13","CAAB_code":"37122121","phylum":"Chordata","Notes":"Not yet recorded inside Australian waters but likely to be present based on a Coral Sea record just NE of Australian EEZ (Paxton et al 2026).","habitat":"Pelagic, Mesopelagic (200-1000m, Oceanic)<br>Pelagic, Bathypelagic (1000-2000m, Oceanic)<br>","NameVerifiedSource":"","Parent_Id":"","scientificName":"Diaphus nielseni","kingdom":"Animalia","order":"Myctophiformes","otherVernacularNames":"","Reference":"Paxton, J.R., Williams, A. & Hulley, P.A., 2026. Illustrated Keys to the Lanternfishes (Myctophidae: Myctophiformes) from Australian Waters, <i>Technical Reports of the Australian Museum</i>, Vol. 45: 1-112. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.3853&#x25;2Fj.1835-4211.45.2026.3016\">doi:10.3853&#x2f;j.1835-4211.45.2026.3016</a>","vernacularName":"[a lanternfish]","ChildCodes":"","RecordCreatedOn":"2026-08-13","scientificNameID_WoRMS":"","family":"Myctophidae","standardName":"","class":"Actinopterygii","scientificNameID_AFD":"","CAAB_status":"Valid"}