Dasyscopelus asper
Species of fish
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Dasyscopelus asper, previously Myctophum asperum,[2] common name the prickly lanternfish, is a species of deep sea fish in the family Myctophidae, the "lanternfish".[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Dasyscopelus |
| Species: | D. asper |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasyscopelus asper (J. Richardson, 1845) | |
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Description
This species has large eyes[4] and grows to a maximum total length of approximately 8.5 cm (3.3 in).[3]
Distribution
Dasyscopelus asper is found in the following regions:[3]
- Western Atlantic Ocean from 20° north to Brazil, and also occurs in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Eastern Atlantic Ocean, occurring from Mauritania to South Africa in the Agulhas water pockets.
- Northwest Atlantic near Canada.
- Indo-Pacific in the following currents:
- North and south equatorial currents
- Equatorial countercurrents
- East Australian and Agulhas currents
- Eastern Central Pacific.
- South China Sea and East China Sea
Larvae have also been found in the Taiwan Strait.[3]
