Electrona carlsbergi

Electrona
Temporal range: 11–0 Ma


Late Miocene to Present[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Electrona
Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896
Species: E. carlsbergii

The Electron subantarctic lanternfish or Electrona carlsbergii covers waters to the south of the Antarctic convergence to the Antarctic coast. Their life span is about five years, in which they mature after 2–3 years. Their maximum length is 10.5 cm. They feed mainly on copepods, but also hyperiids and euphausiids.[2]

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
  2. , Giovanni, T.M, Wing-Keong Ng, Douglas Redford Tocher. "Fish Oil Replacement and Alternative Lipid Sources in Aquaculture Feeds">"Alternative Marine Resources". Fish Oil Replacement and Alternative Lipid Sources in Aquaculture Feeds, 2011.


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