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Electrona antarctica
Species of fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Antarctic lanternfish or Electrona antarctica mainly inhabits the Antarctic deep, twilight zone. It is the dominant species in the Southern Ocean. Their life span is about 4–5 years and they mature after 2–3 years. Their maximum length is 12.5 cm. Their feeding depends upon area to area. Small fish primarily feed on copepods, euphausiid larvae, and hyperiids.[3] This species is mainly the nektonic prey species of seabirds in open water.[4] It is an important krill predator and serves as prey for a majority of seabirds.[5] It is one of the southernmost fish species, being recorded as far south as 74°40′S in the Ross Sea.[6]
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