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Species · accepted · checked 2026-08-05

Notoscopelus resplendens

Patchwork lampfish

WoRMS 158916ITIS 162654GBIF 2406106key worms:158916
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2026-08-05: itis_id 162654 via WoRMS external link

Silhouette · T. Michael Keesey · Public Domain Mark · PhyloPic, drawn from Myctophum punctatum
Patchwork lampfish9.5 cm
US quarter2.4 cm

max · worms_attribute

Photograph of Notoscopelus resplendens
Photo · anonymous, no known copyright restrictions (public domain) · Public domain · inat

Notoscopelus resplendens, commonly known as the patchwork lampfish or patchwork lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae. It is found in the eastern and western Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and parts of the Pacific Ocean.W CalCOFI holds 1,052 observations of it in 2 datasets between 1951 and 2023, as larva.R

1,052
observations
1,052
records
1,052
sampling events
1951–2023
years
2
datasets
larva
life stages

Observed in
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One row per dataset, one cell per year, darker with more observations — the same strip the front door draws per dataset. Each row ends with the name that dataset uses (dataset_taxon); the accepted name is written once, in the title above. A quiet pill marks a name the authority does not accept.

  • Ichthyoplankton 1,044 obs · 1,044 events · 1951–2023 · larva
    name used: Notoscopelus resplendens Patchwork lampfish · code 283
  • Mesopelagic Fish 8 obs · 8 events · 2010–2011
    name used: Notoscopelus resplendens · code Notoscopelus resplendens

How big is it
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Every mark is a measured length with its own source — hover one to read it. The reference objects are _data/size_reference.csv: two of them, the 505 µm bongo mesh and the net's ring, are CalCOFI's own sampling gear.

Ways in
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Read from taxa.json of release v2026.09.11, written at release by calcofi4db::build_taxa_catalog(). The catalog's index is /species/.

Explorerdb-query
ERDDAPCalCOFI's own server, the Ichthyoplankton table constrained to this taxon
https://erddap.calcofi.io/erddap/tabledap/swfsc_ichthyo.html?&taxon_key=%22worms:158916%22