Species that contain: Diaphus and similis [ 1 ] records

similis, Diaphus Wisner [R. L.] 1974:7, Figs. 3b, 4 [Occasional Papers California Academy of Sciences No. 110; ref. 7549] Northeastern Pacific. Holotype: SIO 71-177. Paratypes: CAS 15989 [ex SIO 71-178] (2); SIO 63-841 (2), 71-179 (3), 71-180 (4); USNM 208459 (3), 208460 (1). •Valid as Diaphus similis Wisner 1974 -- (Paxton 1979:10 [ref. 6440], Paxton et al. in Fischer et al. 1995:1320 [ref. 22830]). Current status: Valid as Diaphus similis Wisner 1974. Myctophidae: Diaphinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.