WoRMS taxon details
Diaphus taaningi Norman, 1930
158894 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158894)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Norman, J. R. (1930). Oceanic fishes and flatfishes collected in 1925-1927. <em>Discovery Reports.</em> 2: 261-369, Pl. 2. [details]
Distribution USA (Gulf Stream) to Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea
Distribution USA (Gulf Stream) to Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Diaphus taaningi Norman, 1930. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158894 on 2025-04-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Norman, J. R. (1930). Oceanic fishes and flatfishes collected in 1925-1927. <em>Discovery Reports.</em> 2: 261-369, Pl. 2. [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [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. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 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) Sutton, T. T.; Wiebe, P. H.; Madin, L.; Bucklin, A. (2010). Diversity and community structure of pelagic fishes to 5000 m depth in the Sargasso Sea. Deep-Sea Research II, 57: 2220-2233 [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
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]
context source (Bermuda) Sutton, T. T.; Wiebe, P. H.; Madin, L.; Bucklin, A. (2010). Diversity and community structure of pelagic fishes to 5000 m depth in the Sargasso Sea. Deep-Sea Research II, 57: 2220-2233 [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds primarily on zooplankton, especially copepods [details]Distribution USA (Gulf Stream) to Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Pseudoceanic, found over continental shelves and slopes. Occurs between 325-475 m during the day; between 40-250 m at night (maximum abundance in 100 m depth). [details]
Predators Cape Hake [details]
Reproduction Fecundity is about 1,000 eggs per female [details]
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diaphus taaningi)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Diaphus taaningi, by JAMARC)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diaphus taaningi)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Diaphus taaningi, by JAMARC)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To ITIS
