Myctophum spinosum
Spinose Lanternfish
IUCN: least concernmarine
(Steindachner, 1867)WoRMS treats this as a synonym of Dasyscopelus spinosus.WoRMS 272726 ↗
4
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1923
First collected
1971
Last collected
No recent record
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
Where Bishop collected it
2 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
1920s1970s
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1923 by "Tanager" Expedition (Wake Island).