''Electrona risso'' is a species of
myctophiform
The Myctophiformes are an order of ray-finned fishes consisting of two families of deep-sea marine fish, most notably the highly abundant lanternfishes (Myctophidae). The blackchins (Neoscopelidae) contain six species in three genera, while ...
ray-finned fish in the
family Myctophidae, the lanternfishes. It is known commonly as the electric lantern fish, chubby flashlight fish,
[Hulley, P. 2015]
''Electrona risso''.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 18 February 2016. and Risso's lantern-fish. It is a widespread species of all the oceans.
[Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Editors]
''Electrona risso''.
FishBase. 2015.
The male reaches a maximum length of about 8.2 centimeters. It becomes sexually mature at about 5.9 centimeters.
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This species is epipelagic to mesopelagic, living at depths of 90 to 820 meters, swimming at shallower depths during daylight hours.][ Its main food items are ]copepod
Copepods (; meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat (ecology), habitat. Some species are planktonic (inhabiting sea waters), some are benthos, benthic (living on the ocean floor) ...
s.
References
Further reading
*Goode GB & Bean TH (1896) "Oceanic Ichthyology, a treatise on the deep-sea and pelagic fishes of the world, based chiefly upon the collections made by the steamers Blake, Albatross, and Fish Hawk in the northwestern Atlantic, with an atlas containing 417 figures". ''Spec. Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus.'' Num..Text: XXXV-and 1-26 + 1–553.
*Cocco, A., (1829) "Su di alcuni nuovi pesci de' mari di Messina". ''Giornale di Scienze Lettere e Arti in La Sicilia'' Anno 7, v. 26 (núm. 77): 138–147.
*Hulley, PA, (1990) "Myctophidae" pp. 398–467 in A JC Quero, JC Hureau, C. In JC Quero, JC Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Karrer, A. Post i L. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) ''Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic'' (CLOFETA).
Myctophidae
Fish described in 1829
Taxa named by Anastasio Cocco
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