Biology:Electrona subaspera

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Electrona subaspera
Scopelus subasper from Lütken 1892.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Electrona
Species:
E. subaspera
Binomial name
Electrona subaspera
(Günther, 1864)
Synonyms[1]

Scopelus subasper Günther, 1864

Electrona subaspera, also known as the rough lanternfish, is a marine, mesopelagic fish.[2] This species is usually found between 0–200 metres (0–656 ft) at night. It occurs circumglobally between the subtropical convergence and the Antarctic polar front, in the southern Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.

Size

Its maximum length is 12.7 centimetres (5.0 in).[3]

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Electrona subaspera". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=11812. 
  2. Hulley, P.A., 1990. Myctophidae. p. 146-178. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Electrona subaspera" in FishBase. August 2019 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q1991985 entry