Flaccid lanternfish

Metelectrona ventralis

Ten Point Seven Centimeters Myctophid Fish of Coastal Waters

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Southern Ocean
Fusiform
Small

The flaccid lanternfish (Metelectrona ventralis) is a species of oceanodromous lanternfish that has a lifespan of up to two years. It has been found in stomachs of Champsocephalus gunnari and Dissostichus eleginoides.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lanternfishes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Metelectrona
Maximum length: 10.7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Circumglobal. In the Southern Ocean, known only as stomach contents of fishes from 48°-50°S, 70°-71°E.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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