taaningi, Diaphus Norman [J. R.] 1930:332, Fig. 30 [Discovery Reports v. 2; ref. 3219] 0°36'S, 8°28'E, off French Congo, Atlantic, depth 100-200 meters. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1930.1.12.835. •Valid as Diaphus taaningi Norman 1930 -- (Paxton 1979:9 [ref. 6440], Fujii in Uyeno et al. 1983:179 [ref. 14275], Hulley 1986:295 [ref. 5672], Scott & Scott 1988:214 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:105 [ref. 14674], Hulley 1990:420 [ref. 15273], Boschung 1992:72 [ref. 23239] as taeningi, McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:645 [ref. 23897], Hartel & Craddock 2003:950 [ref. 27005], Moore et al. 2003:200 [ref. 27076], Hulley 2016:1896 [ref. 34576], Fricke et al. 2018:78 [ref. 35805], Sutton et al. 2020:181 [ref. 37832] in subgenus Aethoprora, Fermon et al. 2022:190 [ref. 39448], Page et al. 2023:95 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Diaphus taaningi Norman 1930. Myctophidae: Diaphinae. Distribution: Atlantic, straying to southwestern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.