Diaphus coeruleus

(Klunzinger, 1871) · species

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Animalia/Chordata/Myctophiformes/Myctophidae/Diaphus

At a glance

Occurrence records361

Data sources9

Biological traits7

DNA specimens3

eDNA detections0

Sources9 archives

Databases and archives Diaphus coeruleus's data was compiled from.

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility217 records↗

OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System144 records↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics3 specimens↗

NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page5 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements1 literature sources7 traits

Chemical compositionNPASS17 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS361 records

DNA & barcodingBOLD3 specimens

01Narrative

Diaphus coeruleus is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van de lantaarnvissen (Myctophidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd in 1871 gepubliceerd door Klunzinger.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesFishBase

Size & morphology1

Body length13.7 cm

Habitat & environment2

Habitat saltwateryes

Habitat zonebathypelagic

Uses & economy1

Commercial importanceminor commercial

Other traits3

Depth max549 m

Depth min457 m

Vulnerability10

03Chemical composition17 compounds

Compounds documented for Diaphus coeruleus across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile5 classes

Iridoids monoterpenoids4

Cinnamic acids and derivatives4

Ursane and Taraxastane triterpenoids2

Stigmastane steroids2

Oleanane triterpenoids1

Documented compounds17 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
(+)-Ursolic Acid	present	NPASS
(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-[[(2S,3R,4S)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-6-(4-ethenylphenoxy)oxane-3,4,5-triol	present	NPASS
4-(2-Propen-1-yl)phenyl 6-O-D-apio-beta-D-furanosyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside	present	NPASS
4-Coumaric acid	present	NPASS
[(1S,4aS,6S,7R,7aS)-6-acetyloxy-7-(acetyloxymethyl)-7-hydroxy-4-[[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-4a,5,6,7a-tetrahydro-1H-cyclopenta[c]pyran-1-yl] 3-methylbutanoate	present	NPASS
[(1S,4aS,7R,7aS)-7-(acetyloxymethyl)-7-hydroxy-4-[[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-4a,5,6,7a-tetrahydro-1H-cyclopenta[c]pyran-1-yl] 3-methylbutanoate	present	NPASS
[(1S,4aS,7R,7aS)-7-(acetyloxymethyl)-7-hydroxy-4-[[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-4a,5,6,7a-tetrahydro-1H-cyclopenta[c]pyran-1-yl] 3-methylbutanoate	present	NPASS
[(1S,4aS,7R,7aS)-7-(acetyloxymethyl)-7-hydroxy-4-[[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(Z)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-4a,5,6,7a-tetrahydro-1H-cyclopenta[c]pyran-1-yl] 3-methylbutanoate	present	NPASS
Beta-Amyrin Acetate	present	NPASS
beta-Sitosterol	present	NPASS

05DNA & barcoding3 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Diaphus coeruleus has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens3

BINs2

Marker genes1

Countries3

The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen

COI-5P652 bp consensus3 specimens

ACGT

▸ drag or hover over the strip to read any position — letter and how much it varies

Violet ticks below the strip = positions where individuals differ; flat = the species' unchanging signature. 94% of positions are identical in every specimen.

Where individuals differ — all 38 variable positions, in barcode order

58Tvariable

67Tvariable

94Avariable

97Avariable

121Tvariable

127Avariable

229Cvariable

247Tvariable

271Avariable

295Avariable

319Gvariable

325Avariable

340Avariable

346Cvariable

355Tvariable

382Tvariable

397Cvariable

409Avariable

430Avariable

445Cvariable

463Gvariable

466Avariable

475Gvariable

478Cvariable

481Cvariable

499Avariable

508Gvariable

523Gvariable

526Cvariable

529Gvariable

532Cvariable

578Tvariable

583Avariable

610Tvariable

628Gvariable

634Avariable

638Cvariable

640Tvariable

CCTCTACCTGGTATTTGGTGCCTGAGCAGGCATGGTCGGAACTGCTCTTAGCCTCCTTATCCGAGCTGAACTAAGCCAACCTGGCGCCCT …

Variant network

Each circle is a barcode variant; bigger = more specimens, colour = region. Lines join the most similar variants and the tick marks count the mutations between them — a tight cluster is one “dialect”, a long line a more divergent lineage. Click a circle to list its actual specimens.

Diversity (π)3.9%

Haplotypes3

BINs2

Most divergent pair5.7%

OceaniaAsiaOther

Closest relatives by DNA barcode

The species whose COI barcode is most similar to this one — a quick “who is this most like”. The percentage is how much the barcode differs; it approximates, but is not, the full evolutionary tree.

Diaphus wataseisame genus4.1%Diaphus taaningisame genus6.7%Diaphus adenomussame genus7.7%Diaphus holtisame genus8.4%Diaphus malayanussame genus8.5%

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★COI-5P

animal barcode

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type361 records

Wild obs. + sensor192

Museum / vouchered162

Other7

Origin

Native2

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO504 km²

Depth

0–200 m sunlit47

200–1000 m twilight56

1–4 km midnight3

>4 km abyssal0

median 287.5 m · max 1 500 m · 106 records with depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy99% within 1 km

≤100 m 2≤1 km 178>10 km 1

181 georeferenced · 11 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor192

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy76% within 1 km

≤100 m 8≤1 km 23≤10 km 7>10 km 3

41 georeferenced · 121 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence162

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions8 of 14 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Copenhagen, DK	62
Washington, US	12
Australian National Fish Collectionlocation not on record	10
Bergen, NO	9
Sydney, AU	7
Museums Victorialocation not on record	6
Los Angeles, US	2
University of California San Diegolocation not on record	2
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversitylocation not on record	2
FishBaselocation not on record	1
Natick, US	1
CASlocation not on record	1
Toronto, CA	1
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14 institutions · 117 of 162 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code

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