malayanus, Diaphus Weber [M.] 1913:89, Fig. 30 [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Halmahera Sea, 0°17.6'S, 129°14.5'E, Siboga station 148, depth 1000 meters; Banda Sea, 3°58'S, 128°20'E, station 230, depth 2000 meters. Syntypes: RMNH 9941 (1); ZMA 109186-87 (1, 5), 109193 (2). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:12 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Diaphus malayanus Weber 1913 -- (Paxton 1979:8 [ref. 6440], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:74 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:292 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:258 [ref. 12442], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1962 [ref. 24748], Nakabo 2000:399 [ref. 25086], Paxton & Hulley in Randall & Lim 2000:593 [ref. 25122], Shinohara et al. 2001:301 [ref. 25995], Chen 2002:229 [ref. 26587], Nakabo 2002:399 [ref. 26001], Mundy 2005:217 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:515 [ref. 28994], Fricke et al. 2011:361 [ref. 31242], Robertson & Clements 2015:644 [ref. 34257], Fricke et al. 2018:77 [ref. 35805], Borsa et al. 2022:92 [ref. 40127]). Current status: Valid as Diaphus malayanus Weber 1913. Myctophidae: Diaphinae. Distribution: Widespread in Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.