Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae Lanternfishes
Subfamily: Myctophinae
Genus: Dasyscopelus

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4 species (see list below)
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Western Atlantic
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Dasyscopelus asper (Richardson, 1845)

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Dasyscopelus asper
[Prickly lanternfish]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Dasyscopelus obtusirostris (Tåning, 1928)

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Dasyscopelus obtusirostris
[Bluntsnout lanternfish]

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Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Dasyscopelus selenops (Tåning, 1928)

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Dasyscopelus selenops
[Wisner's lantern fish]

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Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Dasyscopelus spinosus (Steindachner, 1867)

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Dasyscopelus spinosus
[Spiny lantern fish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Dasyscopelus asper Prickly lanternfish Western Atlantic 8.5 TL 1845
Dasyscopelus obtusirostris Bluntsnout lanternfish Eastern Atlantic 9 TL 1928
Dasyscopelus selenops Wisner's lantern fish Eastern Atlantic 7.5 TL 1928
Dasyscopelus spinosus Spiny lantern fish Atlantic, Indian and Paci 9 SL 1867



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