Wisner's lantern fish

Dasyscopelus selenops

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth124–1,160 m
Water temperature11–30 °C
Best monthsFebruary, August, and December
How commonOccasional

About this species

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.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Dasyscopelus selenops”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 18 records
February: 36 records
March: 12 records
April: 15 records
May: 22 records
June: 13 records
July: 10 records
August: 34 records
September: 24 records
October: 19 records
November: 16 records
December: 28 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 124–1,160 m · Deepest record: 4,500 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 2 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 1 records
90–100 m: 2 records
100–110 m: 6 records
110+ m: 178 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 11–30 °C

10–12 °C: 2 records
12–14 °C: 6 records
14–16 °C: 7 records
16–18 °C: 66 records
18–20 °C: 28 records
20–22 °C: 25 records
22–24 °C: 35 records
24–26 °C: 26 records
26–28 °C: 45 records
28–30 °C: 28 records

Names and classification

English: Wisner's lantern fish

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Hishihadaka, ヒシハダカ

Other scientific names: Myctophum selenoides, Myctophum selenops

Similar species

Prickly lanternfish
Dasyscopelus asper
Dasyscopelus obtusirostris
Spiny lantern fish
Dasyscopelus spinosus
Dasyscopelus brachygnathos
Nightlight lanternfish
Dasyscopelus lychnobius
Oriental Lanternfish
Dasyscopelus orientalis

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
272 open-data records from 1928 to 2016.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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