Electrona subaspera
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Electrona subaspera | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Myctophiformes |
Family: | Myctophidae |
Genus: | Electrona |
Species: | E. subaspera
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Binomial name | |
Electrona subaspera (Günther, 1864)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Scopelus subasper Günther, 1864 |
Electrona subaspera, also known as the rough lanternfish, is a marine, mesopelagic fish. 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. Its maximum length is 12.7 centimetres (5.0 in).[2]
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Electrona subaspera". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Electrona subaspera" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
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