Electrona paucirastra
Species of fish
| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Electrona paucirastra Bolin, 1962 | |
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
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Electrona paucirastra". FishBase. April 2012 version.
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