Dasyscopelus asper
| Dasyscopelus asper | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Dasyscopelus |
| Species: | D. asper |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasyscopelus asper (J. Richardson, 1845) | |
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Dasyscopelus asper, previously Myctophum asperum, common name the prickly lanternfish, is a species of deep sea fish in the family Myctophidae, the "lanternfish".