Dasyscopelus selenops, (Taning, 1932)

Abstract, Stefan Koerber, 2024, Lanternfishes (Myctophidae) collected by the German research vessel Walther Herwig in the Exclusive Economic Zones of Argentina and Uruguay., Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 85, pp. 1-51 : 37

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17002229

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scientific name

Dasyscopelus selenops
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D. selenops (Tåning, 1932) View in CoL

Myctophum selenops Tåning, 1928 Myctophum selenoides Wisner, 1971

Myctophum selenoides Wisner, 1971 Drawing from original description.

Lunar lanternfish references general statements on the distribution of this species:

o Hulley (1981): [sub Myctophum s.] …in the Atlantic between about 34°N and 37°S. … a broadly tropical species, exhibiting a disjunct distribution over its geographical range. …extends southwards to about 38°S in the western South Atlantic

o Fricke et al. (2024): circumglobal in tropical through temperate seas, but not eastern Pacific

EEZ-UY references o none specimens ZMH collection:

o 104125 197/66 Krefft status First record for EEZ-UY.

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