Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 20 - 21.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Myctophiformes

Family: Myctophidae

Genus: Electrona

Species: Electrona paucirastra Bolin, 1962

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Oceanic and mesopelagic, found between 0-100 m at night (Ref. 4066).

Habitat

bathypelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless