| Electrona risso | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Electrona |
| Species: | E. risso |
| Binomial name | |
| Electrona risso (Cocco, 1829) |
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The Electrona risso or Chubby Flashlight Fish is a species of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae. This marine fish is found at depths of 90-820 m. The males can reach 8.2 cm in length and have32-34 vertebrae. This species is sexually mature from 5.9 cm long. It is oviparous with planktonic larvae and eggs. It spawns in the Mediterranean mainly between summer and autumn. It is prey for Splendid Alfonsino in the Azores, and Fraser's Dolphin and Spinner Dolphin in the Philippines.
It occurs in the east Atlantic from the British Isles to Namibia, in the Mediterranean, in the west Atlantic from Suriname to Brazil, off eastern Canada, the Indian Ocean, Australia and the eastern South China Sea