CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

CAAB Code
37 122072 Show as JSON
Scientific Name & Authority
Diaphus diadematus   Tåning, 1932
Rank
Species
CAAB category
37 - Pisces Fishes
Image
Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) Fishmap images
Image by:
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), www.saiab.ac.za
Licence:
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike
Rights:
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), www.saiab.ac.za
Family
37 122 Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) - show full list
Standard Name
(AS 5300)
Crown Lanternfish
Organism Type
a lanternfish
Synonyms
Diaphus diademeus [mis-spelling on CAAB]
Taxon lists
Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat
Pelagic, Mesopelagic (200-1000m, Oceanic)
Parent Codes
37 122906     Diaphus spp.
Previous Codes
(if any)
122072
Identifiers
Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:85919e59-ad37-46e7-8159-ac8930686cd5
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21
View at Atlas of Living Australia
Fishes of Australia 1434
View at Fishes of Australia
World Register of Marine Species urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217690
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2017-02-27
View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)
Distribution Map

Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions)
Updated on 2026-08-13
Distribution Data
Expected species depth range is from 0 to 350 m.