Electrona subaspera
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| Electrona subaspera | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this 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] | |
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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
[edit | edit source]Its maximum length is 12.7 centimetres (5.0 in).[3]
References
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- ^ 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.
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