Wisner's lantern fish

Dasyscopelus selenops

Fish Reaching Seven Point Five Centimeters in African Waters

Tropical
Near the Equator
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
North America
South America
Fusiform
Small

Dasyscopelus selenops, the Wisner's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish. It occurs in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. It can grow to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) total length.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Dasyscopelus
Maximum length: 7.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Mauritania and also in Angola; west of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa (Ref. 4066 ). Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ). Western Atlantic: USA to Argentina but with lower abundance in the South Sargasso Sea and absent in the minimum region off Brazil. Also known in the equatorial waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Tropical regions of the Atlantic up to 38°S (Ref. 47377 ).

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