Metelectrona

Metelectrona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus:
Wisner, 1963

Metelectrona is a genus of lanternfishes.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Metelectrona ahlstromi Wisner, 1963
  • Metelectrona herwigi Hulley, 1981 (Herwig's lanternfish)
  • Metelectrona ventralis (Becker, 1963) (Flaccid lanternfish)

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Metelectrona". FishBase. April 2012 version.
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