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Myctophiformes - Myctophidae Electrona risso (Chubby Flashlightfish)
Illustration	Meristics	Life History	ELH Descr.	Distribution	Footnotes
More information for this taxon at: LarvalBase | FishBase | Univ. Washington Data

BONY PARTS (min-mode-max)

Vertebrae		Gill Rakers and Branchiostegal Rays
Total	32 - 33 - 34	Upper Gill Rakers	8 - X - 101
Precaudal	14 - 15 - 16	Lower Gill Rakers	171 - X - 22
Caudal	17 - 17 - 20	Branchiostegal Rays	7 - 8 - 9

FIN COUNTS (min-mode-max)

Fin (position)	Spines	Rays	Caudal Fin Counts
Pelvic (Abdominal)	0 - 0 - 0	8 - 8 - 8	Caudal Upper Secondary	6 - 7 - 8
Dorsal	0 - 0 - 0	12 - 13 - 15	Caudal Upper Principal	10 - 10 - 10
Pectoral	NA	13 - 15 - 16	Caudal Lower Principal	9 - 9 - 9
Anal	0 - 0 - 0	18 - 19 - 20	Caudal Lower Secondary	6 - 6 - 7

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