Myctophum asperum
Prickly lanternfish
Richardson, 1845WoRMS treats this as a synonym of Dasyscopelus asper.WoRMS 158903 ↗
2
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1969
First collected
1969
Last collected
2025
Last seen alive
Where Bishop collected it
2 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Alive today
11 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2025-01-29
Okinawa, JP
(c) Nakatada Wachi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-29
Okinawa, JP
(c) Nakatada Wachi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-29
Okinawa, JP
(c) Nakatada Wachi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-29
Okinawa, JP
(c) Nakatada Wachi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-28
Okinawa, JP
(c) Nakatada Wachi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-28
Okinawa, JP
(c) Nakatada Wachi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-28
Okinawa, JP
(c) Nakatada Wachi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-28
Okinawa, JP
(c) Nakatada Wachi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)