{"scientificNameAuthorship":"Tåning, 1932","RecordModifiedOn":"2026-08-13","CAAB_code":"37122122","phylum":"Chordata","Notes":"Paxton et al 2026 noted this species was newly recorded for Australia based on 4 larvae (4-5 mm SL) from the Coral Sea off Cairns, Qld, identified by DNA (CO1 barcode) by Flynn and Paxton (2012).","habitat":"Pelagic, Mesopelagic (200-1000m, Oceanic)<br>","NameVerifiedSource":"Flynn, A.J. & Paxton, J.R., 2012. Spawning aggregation of the lanternfish <i>Diaphus danae</i> (family Myctophidae) in the north-western Coral Sea and associations with tuna aggregations., <i>Marine and Freshwater Research</i>, Vol. 63: 1255-1271. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1071&#x25;2FMF12185\">doi:10.1071&#x2f;MF12185</a>","Parent_Id":"","scientificName":"Diaphus richardsoni","kingdom":"Animalia","order":"Myctophiformes","otherVernacularNames":"","Reference":"Flynn, A.J. & Paxton, J.R., 2012. Spawning aggregation of the lanternfish <i>Diaphus danae</i> (family Myctophidae) in the north-western Coral Sea and associations with tuna aggregations., <i>Marine and Freshwater Research</i>, Vol. 63: 1255-1271. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1071&#x25;2FMF12185\">doi:10.1071&#x2f;MF12185</a>","vernacularName":"[a lanternfish]","ChildCodes":"","RecordCreatedOn":"2026-08-13","scientificNameID_WoRMS":"","family":"Myctophidae","standardName":"","class":"Actinopterygii","scientificNameID_AFD":"","CAAB_status":"Valid"}