Distribution and community structure of midwater fishes in relation to the subtropical convergence off eastern Tasmania, Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 23(3): 133-138 figs 1-4 (as Elampadena subaspera) Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Contributions in Science 322: 1-28 Nominal genera and species of lanternfishes (family Myctophidae). Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Siluridae, Characinidae, Haplochitonidae, Sternoptychidae, Scopelidae, Stomiatidae in the collection of the British Museum. Catalogue of the Fishes of the British Museum. Marine and Freshwater Research 63: 251–263

Lanternfish (Pisces: Myctophidae) biomass distribution and oceanographic–topographic associations at Macquarie Island, Southern Ocean. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle ( Patrimoines naturelles, No. They also have a long, slender body that reduces their overall. This allows them to see and respond to the bioluminescent signals of other animals. They have large eyes that are capable of detecting even the faintest traces of light. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 19(3): 339-363.ĭuhamel, G., Gasco, N. Lantern fish have a number of physical adaptations that enable them to survive in the deep-sea environment. The food and feeding of seven fish species from the Campbell Plateau, New Zealand. Type locality: Indian Ocean, south of Australia (as 'Pacific Ocean'), 43º 30' S, 123º E.Įlectrona subaspera (Günther 1864) ReferencesĬlark, M.R. Scopelus (Dasyscopelus) subasper Günther 1864, Catalogue of the Fishes of the British Museum Vol. The Rough Lanternfish is preyed upon by a wide range of fishes, along with seals and sea birds.

Inhabits mesopelagic and bathypelagic waters during the day, migrating to feed at depths between 0-200 m at night.ĭorsal fin 13–15 Anal fin 20–22 Pectoral fin 13–16 Pelvic fin 8 Gill rakers 7–9 (usually 8) + 18–22 (usually 19–20) = 25-31.īody depth more than 3 times in SL AO photophores 15–18 (usually 17) interspace between Prc photophores less than one photophore diameter SAO1 photophore anterior to vertical through VO3 photophore PO5 photophore level with upper end of ventral-fin base mature males typically with 1–3 supracaudal luminous organs females variable, usually with one or more supracaudal and infracaudal organs, rarely only supra- or infracaudal organs. Elsewhere the species is circumglobal in southern latitudes, except the Indian Ocean. Off southern Tasmania and off Warnambool, Victoria also off Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean. Electrona subaspera (Günther 1864) More Info

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