Dasyscopelus
| Dasyscopelus | |
|---|---|
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| Dasyscopelus asper | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Günther, 1864 |
| Type species | |
| Myctophum asperum J. Richardson, 1845 | |
Dasyscopelus is a genus of lanternfish, family Myctophidae.[1][2][3]
Taxonomy
Dasyscopelus was originally described as a subgenus of Scopelus (now Myctophum) by Albert Günther in 1864. Later on, starting from Bolin (1959), it was treated as a synonym of Myctophum. Dasyscopelus was resurrected and treated as full genus based on molecular data by Martin and colleagues in 2018.[1][3] There are no definite morphological characters distinguishing these genera.[3]
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Dasyscopelus asper (Richardson, 1845) – prickly lanternfish
- Dasyscopelus obtusirostris (Tåning, 1928) – bluntsnout lanternfish
- Dasyscopelus selenops (Tåning, 1928) – Wisner's lantern fish
- Dasyscopelus spinosus (Steindachner, 1867) – spiny lantern fish
References
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Dasyscopelus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Dasyscopelus". FishBase. February 2024 version.
- ^ a b c Martin, Rene P.; Olson, Emily E.; Girard, Matthew G.; Smith, Wm. Leo; Davis, Matthew P. (2018). "Light in the darkness: New perspective on lanternfish relationships and classification using genomic and morphological data". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 121: 71–85. Bibcode:2018MolPE.121...71M. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.12.029. PMID 29305244.