WoRMS taxon details
Electrona risso (Cocco, 1829)
126600 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126600)
accepted
Species
Electrona risso salubris Whitley, 1933 · unaccepted
Electrona rissoi (Cocco, 1829) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Myctophum risso (Cocco, 1829) · unaccepted
Myctophum risso salubris (Whitley, 1933) · unaccepted
Myctophum rissoi (Cocco, 1849) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Scopelus risso Cocco, 1829 · unaccepted
Scopelus rissoi (Cocco, 1829) · unaccepted (misspelling)
- Subspecies Electrona risso salubris Whitley, 1933 accepted as Electrona risso (Cocco, 1829)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scopelus risso Cocco, 1829) Cocco, A. (1829). Su di alcuni nuovi pesci de' mari di Messina. <em>Giornale di Scienze Lettere e Arti per La Sicilia.</em> Anno 7, v. 26 (no. 77): 138-147.
page(s): 144 [details]
page(s): 144 [details]
Distribution occasionally in or near Canadian water, but generally, off Suriname to Brazil
Distribution occasionally in or near Canadian water, but generally, off Suriname to Brazil [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Electrona risso (Cocco, 1829). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126600 on 2025-07-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Scopelus risso Cocco, 1829) Cocco, A. (1829). Su di alcuni nuovi pesci de' mari di Messina. <em>Giornale di Scienze Lettere e Arti per La Sicilia.</em> Anno 7, v. 26 (no. 77): 138-147.
page(s): 144 [details]
original description (of Electrona risso salubris Whitley, 1933) Whitley, G. P. (1933). Studies in ichthyology. No. 7. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 19 (1): 60-112, Pls. 11-15. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 144 [details]
original description (of Electrona risso salubris Whitley, 1933) Whitley, G. P. (1933). Studies in ichthyology. No. 7. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 19 (1): 60-112, Pls. 11-15. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution occasionally in or near Canadian water, but generally, off Suriname to Brazil [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat oceanic, found between 225-750 m during the day and between 90-375 m (juveniles) and 450-550 m (adults) at night. epipelagic to mesopelagic; widespread distribution in all oceans, limited by 10° and 15°C isotherms at 200 m and by a productivity greater than 50gCm -2 y -1 [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Reproduction Spawns during summer and autumn in the Mediterranean; oviparous with planktonic eggs and larvae [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Electric lantern fish | [details] |
| Japanese | ダルマハダカ | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Ηλεκτρικό φανόψαρο | [details] |
| Russian | Электрона Риссо | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (51 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Scopelus rissoi (Cocco, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Electrona rissoi (Cocco, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Electrona risso salubris Whitley, 1933)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Scopelus risso Cocco, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Myctophum rissoi (Cocco, 1849))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Electrona risso)
To FishBase (from synonym Electrona rissoi (Cocco, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum risso (Cocco, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus risso Cocco, 1829)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Electrona risso salubris Whitley, 1933)
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum rissoi (Cocco, 1849))
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum risso salubris (Whitley, 1933))
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus rissoi (Cocco, 1829))
To FishBase images (Electrona rissoi, by Orlov, A.) (from synonym Electrona rissoi (Cocco, 1829))
To GenBank (45 nucleotides; 52 proteins)
To GenBank (45 nucleotides; 52 proteins) (from synonym Scopelus risso Cocco, 1829)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scopelus rissoi P05834 illustration)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Electrona rissoi (Cocco, 1829))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Scopelus rissoi (Cocco, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Electrona rissoi (Cocco, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Electrona risso salubris Whitley, 1933)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Scopelus risso Cocco, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Myctophum rissoi (Cocco, 1849))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Electrona risso)
To FishBase (from synonym Electrona rissoi (Cocco, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum risso (Cocco, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus risso Cocco, 1829)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Electrona risso salubris Whitley, 1933)
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum rissoi (Cocco, 1849))
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum risso salubris (Whitley, 1933))
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus rissoi (Cocco, 1829))
To FishBase images (Electrona rissoi, by Orlov, A.) (from synonym Electrona rissoi (Cocco, 1829))
To GenBank (45 nucleotides; 52 proteins)
To GenBank (45 nucleotides; 52 proteins) (from synonym Scopelus risso Cocco, 1829)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scopelus rissoi P05834 illustration)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Electrona rissoi (Cocco, 1829))
To ITIS
