richardsoni, Diaphus Tåning [A. V.] 1932:136, Fig. 8 [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn v. 94; ref. 5031] North of New Guinea, 2°00'N, 138°22'E, depth about 350 meters. Holotype: ZMUC P2329214. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:37 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Diaphus richardsoni Tåning 1932 -- (Paxton 1979:9 [ref. 6440], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:71 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:295 [ref. 5672], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1963 [ref. 24748], Nakabo 2000:395 [ref. 25086], Paxton & Hulley in Randall & Lim 2000:593 [ref. 25122], Chen 2002:197 [ref. 26587], Nakabo 2002:395 [ref. 26001], Fricke et al. 2018:78 [ref. 35805], Sutton et al. 2020:175 [ref. 37832] in subgenus Diaphus, Prokofiev et al. 2022:11 [ref. 38957]). Current status: Valid as Diaphus richardsoni Tåning 1932. Myctophidae: Diaphinae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic: off South Africa; Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.