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Metelectrona

Metelectrona is a genus of lanternfishes.

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Metelectrona
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Metelectrona
Wisner, 1963

Metelectrona is a genus of lanternfishes.

Species

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)
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