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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Lanternule à ouies indentées, 腹后灯笼鱼, 腹後燈籠魚, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes) > Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) > Myctophinae
Etymology: Metelectrona: Greek, meta = with, after + Greek,elektron = amber (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina batypelagisk; havsvandrande (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 0 - 426 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water; 36°S - 51°S

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Circumglobal. In the Southern Ocean, known only as stomach contents of fishes from 48°-50°S, 70°-71°E.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m ?, range 8 - ? cm
Max length : 10.7 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5182); rapporterad maxålder: 2.00 år (Ref. 31516)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 13 - 15; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 20 - 22.

Oceanic and mesopelagic; from the surface to 350 m at night (Ref. 4066). Encountered in the stomach contents of Champsocephalus gunnari and Dissostichus eleginoides.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Paxton, John | Medarbetare

Hulley, P.A., 1990. Myctophidae. p. 146-178. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5182)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Metelectrona ventralis (Becker, 1963)