Neoscopelus macrolepidotus Johnson 1863 — Large-scaled lanternfish

Status at New Ireland. New record, based on NTUM material (1 specimen, St. CP 4449-11, north of New Hanover).

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1.—General distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate seas, but not in most of the eastern Pacific. Bathypelagic, 300–1218 m depth. Marine.