Electrona

Electrona risso

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myctophiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Superordo: Scopelomorpha Ordo: Myctophiformes

Familia: Myctophidae
Genus: Electrona
Species (5): E. antarctica – E. carlsbergi – E. paucirastra – E. risso –E. subaspera

Name

Electrona Goode & Bean, 1896

• Gender: feminine
• Type species: Scopelus risso Cocco, 1829 [=Electrona risso]. Type by original designation (also monotypic).

References

Primary references

• Goode, G.B. & Bean, T.H. 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. Special Bulletin: United States National Museum No. 2: Text: i–xxxv + 1–26 + 1–553, Atlas: i–xxiii, 1–26, 123 pls. BHL Reference page. 

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