Electrona subaspera
Species of fish
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Electrona subaspera, also known as the rough lanternfish, is a marine, mesopelagic fish.[2] This species is usually found between 0–200 metres (0–656 ft) at night. It occurs circumglobally between the subtropical convergence and the Antarctic polar front, in the southern Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.
| Electrona subaspera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Electrona |
| Species: | E. subaspera |
| Binomial name | |
| Electrona subaspera (Günther, 1864) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Scopelus subasper Günther, 1864 | |
Size
Its maximum length is 12.7 centimetres (5.0 in).[3]
