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Species in the genus Dasyscopelus: [ 11 ] records

asperum, Myctophum Richardson [J.] 1845:41, Pl. 27 (figs. 13-15) [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] No locality stated. Lectotype: BMNH 1855.9.19.1529. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1855.9.19.1530 (1). Lectotype selected by Wisner 1970:365 [ref. 19274]. •Valid as Myctophum asperum Richardson 1845 -- (Paxton 1979:15 [ref. 6440], Fujii in Okamura et al. 1982:111, 341 [ref. 8256], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:66 [ref. 6441], Okamura in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:185, 350 [ref. 8057], Hulley 1986:313 [ref. 5672], Scott & Scott 1988:227 [ref. 25518], Paxton et al. 1989:266 [ref. 12442], McAllister 1990:109 [ref. 14674], Hulley 1990:453 [ref. 15273], Paxton et al. in Fischer et al. 1995:1321 [ref. 22830], Shinohara et al. 1996:166 [ref. 26605], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:666 [ref. 23897], Fricke 1999:97 [ref. 24106], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1963 [ref. 24748], Nakabo 2000:384 [ref. 25086], Paxton & Hulley in Randall & Lim 2000:594 [ref. 25122], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:151 [ref. 27754], Wang & Chen 2001:116 [ref. 25464], Hutchins 2001:20 [ref. 25847], Shinohara et al. 2001:301 [ref. 25995], Chen 2002:139 [ref. 26587], Nakabo 2002:384 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:203, 535 [ref. 26218], Santos et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:56 [ref. 27192], Hartel & Craddock 2003:951 [ref. 27005], Moore et al. 2003:202 [ref. 27076], Shinohara et al. 2005:412 [ref. 28370], Mundy 2005:227 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:525 [ref. 28994], Fricke et al. 2011:362 [ref. 31242], Fricke et al. 2014:30 [ref. 33932], Shinohara et al. 2014:239 [ref. 33330], Parin et al. 2014:158 [ref. 33547], Robertson & Clements 2015:670 [ref. 34257], Hulley 2016:1915 [ref. 34576], Motomura et al. 2017:53 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:79 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2019:68 [ref. 36673], Fermon et al. 2022:192 [ref. 39448]). •Valid as Dasyscopelus asper (Richardson 1845) -- (Martin et al. 2018:83 [ref. 35716] as asperum, Teramura in Koeda & Ho 2019:320 [ref. 42208] as asperum, Balushkin & Prirodina 2020:57 [ref. 37828], Sutton et al. 2020:209 [ref. 37832], Eduardo et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39574], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:81 [ref. 41223], Page et al. 2023:94 [ref. 40505], Reading & Horton 2023:13 [ref. 41317], Fricke et al. 2024:229 [ref. 41622], Su et al. 2025:128 [ref. 42182]). Current status: Valid as Dasyscopelus asper (Richardson 1845). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical through warm temperate seas. Habitat: marine.

brachygnathos, Scopelus Bleeker [P.] 1856:65 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1 (6); ref. 352] Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 6932 (2, poor condition). •Valid as Myctophum brachygnathos (Bleeker 1856) (often seen as brachygnathum) -- (Paxton 1979:15 [ref. 6440], Paxton et al. 1989:266 [ref. 12442], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1963 [ref. 24748], Paxton & Hulley in Randall & Lim 2000:594 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:20 [ref. 25847], Chen 2002:147 [ref. 26587], Mundy 2005:228 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:526 [ref. 28994], Fricke et al. 2014:30 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:68 [ref. 36673] as brachygnathum, Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:81 [ref. 41223] as brachygnathum, Victor et al. 2024:76 [ref. 42021] as brachygnathum). •Valid as Dasyscopelus brachygnathos (Bleeker 1856) -- (Martin et al. 2018:83 [ref. 35716] as brachygnathum, Obata et al. 2024:43 [ref. 42343], Kai & Gosho 2025:23 [ref. 42505]). Current status: Valid as Dasyscopelus brachygnathos (Bleeker 1856). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.), north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to northern Australia; eastern pacific: Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

cuvieri, Scopelus Castelnau [F. L.] 1873:106 [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 2; ref. 758] Noble Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: MNHN A-2419 (1). •Synonym of Myctophum spinosum (Steindachner 1867) -- (Paxton 1979:15 [ref. 6440] with question, Paxton et al. 1989:267 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:527 [ref. 28994], Fricke et al. 2018:79 [ref. 35805]). •Synonym of Dasyscopelus spinosus (Steindachner 1867). Current status: Synonym of Dasyscopelus spinosus (Steindachner 1867). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Habitat: marine.

lychnobium, Myctophum Bolin [R. L.] 1946:137, Fig. 1 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 509] About 200 miles off Cape Cormorin, India [southern Laccadive Sea, Indian Ocean], 5°56'N, 76°22'E. Holotype (unique): ZSI F7405/2 [possibly lost]. Type catalog: Menon & Rama Rao 1971:343 [ref. 31198]. •Questionably valid as Myctophum lychnobium Bolin 1946 -- (Paxton 1979:16 [ref. 6440]). •Possible synonym of Myctophum spinosum (Steindachner 1867) -- (Paxton & Hulley in Randall & Lim 2000:594 [ref. 25122]). •Valid as Myctophum lychnobium Bolin 1946 -- (Shinohara et al. 1994:67 [ref. 22800], Chen 2002:138 [ref. 26587], Mundy 2005:228 [ref. 28379]). •Valid as Dasyscopelus lychnobius (Bolin 1946) -- (Martin et al. 2018:83 [ref. 35716] as lychnobium). Current status: Valid as Dasyscopelus lychnobius (Bolin 1946). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa east to Hawaiian Islands and Marquesas Islands and eastern equatorial Pacific, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia, but absent from eastern Pacific continental shelf. Habitat: marine.

naufragus, Dasyscopelus Waite [E. R.] 1904:154, Pl. 18 (fig. 3) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 4561] Lord Howe Island. Syntypes: AMS I.5537-55 (19), I.5557-61 (5), IB.4178 [ex I.5556] (1); BMNH 1926.6.30.80 (1); CAS-SU 20171 (5). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:18 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Myctophum asperum Richardson 1845 -- (Paxton 1979:15 [ref. 6440], Hulley 1990:453 [ref. 15273]). •Synonym of Dasyscopelus asper (Richardson 1845). Current status: Synonym of Dasyscopelus asper (Richardson 1845). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Habitat: marine.

obtusirostre, Myctophum pristilepis Tåning [A. V.] 1928:53 [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn v. 86; ref. 15877] Western Atlantic [ca. 27 kilometers northwest of Christiansted, Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands, Caribbean Sea], 17°54'N, 64°54'W, depth about 2500 meters. Lectotype: ZMUC P2329232. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:40 [ref. 9588]. Lectotype selected by Nafpaktitis 1973:13 [ref. 10436] and as obtusirostrum. •Valid as Myctophum obtusirostre Tåning 1928 -- (Paxton 1979:16 [ref. 6440], Fujii in Uyeno et al. 1983:175 [ref. 14275], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:66 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:314 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:266 [ref. 12442], Hulley 1990:454 [ref. 15273], Shinohara et al. 1994:66 [ref. 22800], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:668 [ref. 23897], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1963 [ref. 24748], Nakabo 2000:384 [ref. 25086], Paxton & Hulley in Randall & Lim 2000:594 [ref. 25122], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:152 [ref. 27754], Wang & Chen 2001:109 [ref. 25464], Chen 2002:146 [ref. 26587], Nakabo 2002:384 [ref. 26001], Collette et al. 2003:100 [ref. 26784], Santos et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:56 [ref. 27192] with wrong type locality, Hartel & Craddock 2003:951 [ref. 27005], Moore et al. 2003:202 [ref. 27076], Shinohara et al. 2005:412 [ref. 28370], Mundy 2005:229 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:526 [ref. 28994], Fricke et al. 2011:362 [ref. 31242], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:84 [ref. 37485], Robertson & Clements 2015:671 [ref. 34257], Pinheiro et al. 2015:9 [ref. 34324], Hulley 2016:1916 [ref. 34576], Nión et al. 2016:38 [ref. 35565], Fermon et al. 2022:193 [ref. 39448]). •Valid as Dasyscopelus obtusirostris (Tåning 1928)-- (Martin et al. 2018:83 [ref. 35716] as obtusirostre, Teramura in Koeda & Ho 2019:321 [ref. 42208] as obtusirostre, Sutton et al. 2020:210 [ref. 37832], Eduardo et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39574] as obtusirostre, Page et al. 2023:94 [ref. 40505], Reading & Horton 2023:13 [ref. 41317], Fricke et al. 2024:229 [ref. 41622], Koerber 2024:37 [ref. 41215], Silva et al. 2025:6 [ref. 42588], Su et al. 2025:128 [ref. 42182]). Current status: Valid as Dasyscopelus obtusirostris (Tåning 1928). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and subtropical seas, but not eastern Pacific. IUCN (2015): Least Concern, as Myctophum obtusirostre. Habitat: marine.

orientalis, Dasyscopelus Gilbert [C. H.] 1913:70, Pl. 11 (fig. 1) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 14956] Misaki, Sagami Bay, Japan. Holotype: FMNH 55834 [ex CM 6313]. Paratypes: (125) FMNH 55835-36 (25, 38); CAS-SU 22233 (12), 22436 (9); USNM 74671-72 (5, 17). Type catalog: Henn 1928:85 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:31 [ref. 12367]. Type as CM 4613 in Pl. 11 evidently in error. •Valid as Myctophum orientale (Gilbert 1913) -- (Paxton 1979:16 [ref. 6440], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:66 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:267 [ref. 12442], Nakabo 2000:384 [ref. 25086], Hutchins 2001:20 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:384 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:412 [ref. 28370], Paxton et al. 2006:526 [ref. 28994]). •Valid as Dasyscopelus orientalis Gilbert 1913 -- (Martin et al. 2018:83 [ref. 35716] as orientale, Teramura in Koeda & Ho 2019:322 [ref. 42208] as orientale, Kai & Gosho 2025:23 [ref. 42505], Su et al. 2025:128 [ref. 42182]). Current status: Valid as Dasyscopelus orientalis Gilbert 1913. Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Taiwan north to Pacific coast of southern Japan. IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

pristilepis, Dasyscopelus Gilbert [C. H.] & Cramer [F.] 1897:412, Pl. 39 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 19 (no. 1114); ref. 1635] Hawaiian Islands, 21°15'49"N, 157°44'27"W, Albatross station 286, surface. Holotype: USNM 47737. Paratypes: CAS-SU 4930 (1, dry). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:18 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Myctophum brachygnathum (Bleeker 1856) -- (Paxton 1979:15 [ref. 6440], Mundy 2005:228 [ref. 28379]). •Synonym of Dasyscopelus brachygnathos (Bleeker 1856). Current status: Synonym of Dasyscopelus brachygnathos (Bleeker 1856). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Habitat: marine.

selenoides, Myctophum Wisner [R. L.] 1971:43, Fig. 3 [Copeia 1971 (no. 1); ref. 7711] West of Keahole Point, Hawaii Island, Hawaiian Islands, depth 0-1150 meters. Holotype: SIO 60-251. Paratypes: BPBM 9792 (1); SIO 68-534 (1), 70-66 (1); USNM 205471-72 (2, 1). •Synonym of Myctophum selenops Tåning 1928 -- (Paxton 1979:16 [ref. 6440], Hulley 1986:314 [ref. 5672], Hulley 1990:457 [ref. 15273], Chen 2002:144 [ref. 26587], Mundy 2005:229 [ref. 28379]). •Synonym of Dasyscopelus selenops (Tåning 1928) -- (Koerber 2024:37 [ref. 41215]). Current status: Synonym of Dasyscopelus selenops (Tåning 1928). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Habitat: marine.

selenops, Myctophum Tåning [A. V.] 1928:54 [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn v. 86; ref. 15877] Western Atlantic [ca. 8 kilometers north of La Habana, Cuba, Gulf of Mexico], 23°13'N, 82°21'W, depth about 200 meters. Lectotype: ZMUC P2329234. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:40 [ref. 9588]. Lectotype selected by Nafpaktitis 1973:14 [ref. 10436]. •Valid as Myctophum selenops Tåning 1928 -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:172 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:16 [ref. 6440], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:474 [ref. 13675], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:67 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:314 [ref. 5672], Scott & Scott 1988:228 [ref. 25518], Paxton et al. 1989:267 [ref. 12442], McAllister 1990:109 [ref. 14674], Hulley 1990:457 [ref. 15273], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:669 [ref. 23897], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1964 [ref. 24748], Nakabo 2000:383 [ref. 25086], Chen 2002:144 [ref. 26587], Nakabo 2002:383 [ref. 26001], Santos et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:56 [ref. 27192], Hartel & Craddock 2003:951 [ref. 27005], Moore et al. 2003:202 [ref. 27076], Shinohara et al. 2005:412 [ref. 28370], Mundy 2005:229 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:527 [ref. 28994], Fricke et al. 2011:362 [ref. 31242], Fricke et al. 2014:30 [ref. 33932], Robertson & Clements 2015:672 [ref. 34257], Hulley 2016:1918 [ref. 34576]). •Valid as Dasyscopelus selenops (Tåning 1928) -- (Martin et al. 2018:83 [ref. 35716], Carneiro et al. 2019:116 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:207 [ref. 37832], Eduardo et al. 2022:8 [ref. 39574], Ng et al. 2023:[7] [ref. 40612], Page et al. 2023:94 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:229 [ref. 41622], Koerber 2024:37 [ref. 41215], Silva et al. 2025:6 [ref. 42588], Su et al. 2025:128 [ref. 42182]). Current status: Valid as Dasyscopelus selenops (Tåning 1928). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical through temperate seas, but not eastern Pacific. IUCN (2015): Least Concern, as Myctophum selenops. Habitat: marine.

spinosus, Scopelus Steindachner [F.] 1867:119 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 4 (no. 14) (for 16 May 1867); ref. 21724] China, western Pacific. Holotype (unique): NMW 58690. Species also appeared on p. 79 of English version [ref. 18764]; later illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1867:711, Pl. 3 (figs. 4-4a) [p. 11 of separate] [ref. 6393]. •Valid as Myctophum spinosum (Steindachner 1867) -- (Paxton 1979:15 [ref. 6440], Fujii in Okamura et al. 1982:113, 342 [ref. 8256], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:66 [ref. 6441], Hulley 1986:314 [ref. 5672], Paxton et al. 1989:267 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:38 [ref. 14125], Paxton & Hulley 1999:1964 [ref. 24748], Nakabo 2000:384 [ref. 25086], Paxton & Hulley in Randall & Lim 2000:594 [ref. 25122], Wang & Chen 2001:116 [ref. 25464], Shinohara et al. 2001:301 [ref. 25995], Chen 2002:136 [ref. 26587], Nakabo 2002:384 [ref. 26001], Lobel & Lobel 2004:68 [ref. 27576], Mundy 2005:229 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:527 [ref. 28994], Fricke et al. 2011:362 [ref. 31242], Fricke et al. 2014:31 [ref. 33932], Robertson & Clements 2015:672 [ref. 34257], Fricke et al. 2018:79 [ref. 35805], Fermon et al. 2022:193 [ref. 39448] with question). •Valid as Dasyscopelus spinosus (Steindachner 1867) -- (Martin et al. 2018:83 [ref. 35716] as spinosum, Sutton et al. 2020:208 [ref. 37832], Obata et al. 2024:43 [ref. 42343], Su et al. 2025:128 [ref. 42182]). Current status: Valid as Dasyscopelus spinosus (Steindachner 1867). Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic: South Africa; Indo-West Pacific: South Africa east to Hawaiian Islands and Marquesas Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Queensland and Lord Howe Island (Australia) and New Caledonia and New Zealand region; strays to southeastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.