''Metelectrona'' is a genus of
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, ...
es.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Metelectrona ahlstromi''
Wisner, 1963
* ''
Metelectrona herwigi''
Hulley, 1981 (Herwig's lanternfish)
* ''
Metelectrona ventralis''
(Becker
Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany, it can also derive from th ...
, 1963) (Flaccid lanternfish)
References
Myctophidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Robert Lester Wisner
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