{"scientificNameAuthorship":"","RecordModifiedOn":"2026-08-21","CAAB_code":"37122139","phylum":"Chordata","Notes":"First recorded from Australia by Paxton et al 2026 from WA. Paxton et al 2026 noted: \"AMS specimens totaling 23 (52– 64 mm SL) from two benthic trawls north to northwest of Port Hedland at 300 and 400 m were in breeding condition in April, and were the basis of the previous WA records of <i>D. brachygnathos</i> (Paxton et al., 1989; Hoese et al., 2006) at 18°–19° S. More recent AMS and NMV specimens have increased this range to 17°–21.5°S.\"","habitat":"Pelagic, Epipelagic (0-200m, Oceanic)<br>Pelagic, Mesopelagic (200-1000m, Oceanic)<br>","NameVerifiedSource":"","Parent_Id":"","scientificName":"Dasyscopelus sp. C [in Paxton et al 2026]","kingdom":"Animalia","order":"Myctophiformes","otherVernacularNames":"","Reference":"Paxton, J.R., Williams, A. & Hulley, P.A., 2026. Illustrated Keys to the Lanternfishes (Myctophidae: Myctophiformes) from Australian Waters, <i>Technical Reports of the Australian Museum</i>, Vol. 45: 1-112. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.3853&#x25;2Fj.1835-4211.45.2026.3016\">doi:10.3853&#x2f;j.1835-4211.45.2026.3016</a>","vernacularName":"[a lanternfish]","ChildCodes":"","RecordCreatedOn":"2026-08-21","scientificNameID_WoRMS":"","family":"Myctophidae","standardName":"","class":"Actinopterygii","scientificNameID_AFD":"","CAAB_status":"Valid"}