Fish of the Electrona genus of the Myctophidae (lanternfishes or myctophids) family of the Myctophiformes order of the Scopelomorpha superorder.
(Electric lantern fish. Photo by © Francesco Costa. fishbase.org)
Electric lantern fish (Electrona risso) was first described in 1829 by the Italian naturalist Anastasio Cocco (1799-1854).
Bathypelagic species. It occurs at the depth of 90-820 meters. The maximum recorded length is 8.2 cm. It feeds on crustaceans.
It is a permanent inhabitant of the southern part of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of electric lantern fish (Electrona risso) in other languages are as follows:
Chispa (Spanish), Elettrona (Italian), Pausbäckiger Blitzlichtfisch (German), Электрона Риссо (Elektrona Risso) (Russian), Žaboglav zdepan (Croatian, Serbian), Étincelle (French).