Dasyscopelus spinosus

Dasyscopelus spinosus, the spiny lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish.^[2][3] It occurs in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.^[1][3] It can grow to 9 cm (3.5 in) standard length.^[3]

Dasyscopelus spinosus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Myctophiformes
Family:	Myctophidae
Genus:	Dasyscopelus
Species:	D. spinosus
Binomial name
Dasyscopelus spinosus (Steindachner, 1867)
Synonyms[2]
Scopelus spinosus Steindachner, 1867 Myctophum spinosus (Steindachner, 1867) Scopelus cuvieri Castelnau, 1873