Dasyscopelus

Dasyscopelus
Dasyscopelus asper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Dasyscopelus
Günther, 1864
Type species
Myctophum asperum

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]

References

  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Dasyscopelus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Dasyscopelus". FishBase. February 2024 version.
  3. ^ 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.


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