Electrona risso Cocco 1829 (lanternfish)
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Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Alternative combination: Scopelus risso
Belongs to Electrona according to W. Schwarzhans and F. Ohe 2019
See also Girone et al. 2006, Schwarzhans 2019 and Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013
Sister taxa: Electrona (Electrona), Electrona anfossimosnai, Electrona keyesi, Electrona paucirastra, Electrona rissoi, Electrona subasperoides
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greece (5 collections), New Zealand (1)
• Pliocene of Greece (1), Japan (2), New Zealand (2)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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