WoRMS taxon details
Dasyscopelus asper (Richardson, 1845)
317659 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:317659)
accepted
Species
Dasyscopelus naufragus Waite, 1904 · unaccepted
Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845 · unaccepted
Scopelus asper (Richardson, 1845) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845) Richardson, J. (1844). Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R. N., F. R. S. In: J. Richardson & J. E. Gray (eds.):. <em>The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir J. C. Ross, R. N., F. R. S., during the years 1839 to 1843. E. W. Janson, London.</em> v. 2 (2): i-viii + 1-139, Pls. 1-60. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Dasyscopelus asper (Richardson, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=317659 on 2025-03-27
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845) Richardson, J. (1844). Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R. N., F. R. S. In: J. Richardson & J. E. Gray (eds.):. <em>The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir J. C. Ross, R. N., F. R. S., during the years 1839 to 1843. E. W. Janson, London.</em> v. 2 (2): i-viii + 1-139, Pls. 1-60. [details]
original description (of Dasyscopelus naufragus Waite, 1904) Waite, E. R. (1904). Additions to the fish fauna of Lord Howe Island, No. 4. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> v. 5 (no. 3): 135-186, Pls. 17-24. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Dasyscopelus naufragus Waite, 1904) Waite, E. R. (1904). Additions to the fish fauna of Lord Howe Island, No. 4. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> v. 5 (no. 3): 135-186, Pls. 17-24. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Prickly lanternfish [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | アラハダカ [from synonym] | [details] |
| Russian | Шероховатый миктоф [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (31 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Scopelus asper (Richardson, 1845))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Dasyscopelus naufragus Waite, 1904)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications) (from synonym Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dasyscopelus asper)
To FishBase (from synonym Dasyscopelus naufragus Waite, 1904)
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus asper (Richardson, 1845))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845)
To FishBase images (Myctophum asperum, by SFSA) (from synonym Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 31 proteins) (from synonym Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 31 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myctophum asperum RAD104961-001) (from synonym Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myctophum asperum USNM 387906 photograph lateral view) (from synonym Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Scopelus asper (Richardson, 1845))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Dasyscopelus naufragus Waite, 1904)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications) (from synonym Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dasyscopelus asper)
To FishBase (from synonym Dasyscopelus naufragus Waite, 1904)
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus asper (Richardson, 1845))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845)
To FishBase images (Myctophum asperum, by SFSA) (from synonym Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 31 proteins) (from synonym Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 31 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myctophum asperum RAD104961-001) (from synonym Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myctophum asperum USNM 387906 photograph lateral view) (from synonym Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845)
