Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
- CAAB Code
- 37 122120 Show as JSON
- Scientific Name & Authority
- Diaphus lucifrons Fowler, 1934
- Rank
- Species
- CAAB category
- 37 - Pisces Fishes
- Family
- 37 122 Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) - show full list
- Standard Name
- [a lanternfish]
- Organism Type
- a lanternfish
- Taxon lists
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Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
- Habitat
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Pelagic, Epipelagic (0-200m, Oceanic)
Pelagic, Mesopelagic (200-1000m, Oceanic) - Parent Codes
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37 122906
Diaphus spp.
- Taxon Notes
- First recorded from Australia by Paxton et al 2026 based on 3 specimens (NMV, AMS, CSIRO) 102-113 mm SL from WNW of Broome, WA (17.05°S, 119.67°E) caught in a beam trawl at 450 m.
- Distribution Map
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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 100 to 564 m.
- Record source
- Paxton, J.R., Williams, A. & Hulley, P.A., 2026. Illustrated Keys to the Lanternfishes (Myctophidae: Myctophiformes) from Australian Waters, Technical Reports of the Australian Museum, Vol. 45: 1-112. doi:10.3853/j.1835-4211.45.2026.3016