Electrona risso

Electrona risso
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Electrona
Species: E. risso
Binomial name
Electrona risso
(Cocco, 1829)
Synonyms

Electrona rissoi

Electrona risso is a species of fish in the family Myctophidae, the lanternfishes. It is known commonly as the electric lantern fish, chubby flashlight fish,[1] and Risso's lantern-fish.[2] It is a widespread species of all the oceans.[3]

The male reaches a maximum length of about 8.2 centimeters. It becomes sexually mature at about 5.9 centimeters.[3]

This species is epipelagic to mesopelagic, living at depths of 90 to 820 meters, swimming at shallower depths during daylight hours.[3] Its main food items are copepods.[4]

References

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  1. Hulley, P. 2015. Electrona risso. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 18 February 2016.
  2. Electrona risso. Atlas of Living Australia.
  3. 1 2 3 Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Editors. Electrona risso. FishBase. 2015.
  4. Podrazhanskaya, S. G. (1993). "Feeding habits of mesopelagic species of fish and estimation of plankton graze in the northwest Atlantic". NAFO Scientific Council Studies 19: 79–85.

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