Rough lanternfish

Electrona subaspera

Myctophid Fish from the Pacific Ocean

Cross-climate
Polar
Subtropical
Circumpolar Antarctic
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Polar regions
Small

Rough lanternfish is a marine fish found around Circumglobal between the Subtropical Convergence and the Antarctic Polar. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 12.7 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Electrona
Maximum length: 12.7 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Circumglobal between the Subtropical Convergence and the Antarctic Polar Front. Atlantic Ocean: 51°-53°S, 40°-49°W. Indian Ocean: 47°-48°S, 70°-71°E. Pacific Ocean: 58°S, 145°W and south of 60°S between about 75°W and 120°W.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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