Diaphus impostor

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Williams, A. |date=2019 |title=Diaphus impostor |volume=2019 |page=e.T130263812A130414105 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T130263812A130414105.en |access-date=12 January 2024}}

| taxon = Diaphus impostor

| authority = Nafpaktitis, D. A. Robertson & Paxton, 1995

}}

Diaphus impostor, the imposter lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish found in the western-central Pacific Ocean.Paxton, J.R. and P.A. Hulley, 1999. Myctophidae. Lanternfishes. p. 1957-1964. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the WCP. Vol. 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). FAO, Rome. {{FishBase |genus= Diaphus |species= impostor| month = February | year = 2015}}