Myctophidae

Spiny lantern fish

Dasyscopelus spinosus

Myctophid Fish beneath the South China Sea

• Cross-climate
• Subtropical
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Elongated
• Small

Dasyscopelus spinosus, the spiny lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish. It occurs in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. It can grow to 9 cm (3.5 in) standard length.