Metelectrona
Metelectrona | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Myctophiformes |
Family: | Myctophidae |
Genus: | Metelectrona Wisner, 1963 |
Metelectrona is a genus of lanternfishes.
Species
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Metelectrona in FishBase. April 2012 version.