Dasyscopelus asper

Dasyscopelus asper
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Dasyscopelus
Species:
D. asper
Binomial name
Dasyscopelus asper
Synonyms
  • Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845
  • Scopelus asper (Richardson, 1845)
  • Dasyscopelus naufragus Waite, 1904

Dasyscopelus asper, previously Myctophum asperum, common name the prickly lanternfish, is a species of deep sea fish in the family Myctophidae, the "lanternfish".