Electrona subaspera

Electrona subaspera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Electrona subaspera". FishBase. August 2019 version.


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