''Electrona paucirastra'', the belted lanternfish, is a

lanternfish Lanternfish (or myctophids, from the Greek language, Greek μυκτήρ ''myktḗr'', "nose" and ''ophis'', "serpent") are small mesopelagic fish of the large family (biology), family Myctophidae. One of two families in the order Myctophiformes, ...

found around the globe in the southern hemisphere between 35° S and 48° S. It grows to a length of SL. It is a

mesopelagic The mesopelagic zone (Greek language, Greek μέσον, middle), also known as the middle pelagic or twilight zone, is the part of the pelagic zone that lies between the photic epipelagic and the aphotic bathypelagic zones. It is defined by light ...

species, which can be found close to surface at night-time.

References

* Myctophidae Taxa named by Rolf Ling Bolin Fish described in 1962 {{myctophiformes-stub