Electrona paucirastra
Appearance
Electrona paucirastra | |
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Myctophiformes |
Family: | Myctophidae |
Genus: | Electrona |
Species: | E. paucirastra
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Binomial name | |
Electrona paucirastra Bolin, 1962
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Electrona paucirastra, the belted lanternfish, is a lanternfish found around the globe in the southern hemisphere between 35° S and 48° S. It grows to a length of 7.0 centimetres (2.8 in) SL. It is a mesopelagic species, which can be found close to surface at night-time.
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Electrona paucirastra". FishBase. April 2012 version.