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Dasyscopelus lunatus (Becker & Borodulina, 1978)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Dasyscopelus lunatus (Becker & Borodulina, 1978)
Name authority
(Becker & Borodulina, 1978)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Myctophiformes
Family
Myctophidae
Genus
Dasyscopelus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderMyctophiformes
  11. familyMyctophidae Gill, 1893
  12. subfamilyMyctophinae Gill, 1893
  13. genusDasyscopelus Günther, 1864
  14. speciesDasyscopelus lunatus (Becker & Borodulina, 1978)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Dasyscopelus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dasyscopelus asper (Richardson, 1845)MyctophidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dasyscopelus obtusirostris (Tåning, 1928)MyctophidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dasyscopelus selenops (Tåning, 1928)MyctophidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dasyscopelus spinosus (Steindachner, 1867)MyctophidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dasyscopelus orientalis Gilbert, 1913MyctophidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Myctophum lunatum Becker & Borodulina, 1978 Becker & Borodulina, 1978synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1888429 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:VFK7F. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.