Carlsberg's Lanternfish

Electrona carlsbergi

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth104–500 m
Water temperature-2–27 °C
Best monthsMarch
How commonOccasional

About this species

Electrona carlsbergi, the Electron subantarctic lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish inhabiting the Southern Ocean, which surrounds various Subantarctic and Antarctic islands.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 332 records
February: 150 records
March: 620 records
April: 137 records
May: 57 records
June: 55 records
July: 5 records
August: 40 records
September: 16 records
October: 45 records
November: 351 records
December: 55 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 104–500 m · Deepest record: 4,100 m

0–10 m: 10 records
10–20 m: 11 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 3 records
50–60 m: 22 records
60–70 m: 4 records
70–80 m: 3 records
80–90 m: 57 records
90–100 m: 2 records
100–110 m: 254 records
110+ m: 1,485 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of -2–27 °C

-2–0 °C: 71 records
0–2 °C: 518 records
2–4 °C: 269 records
4–6 °C: 21 records
6–8 °C: 19 records
8–10 °C: 6 records
10–12 °C: 9 records
12–14 °C: 4 records
14–16 °C: 3 records
16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 3 records

Names and classification

English: Carlsberg's Lanternfish, Carlsberg's lanternfish, Electron subantarctic, Electron Subantarctic Lanternfish

Names in 1 more languages

French: Lanternule de Carlsberg

Other scientific names: Myctophum carlsbergi

Similar species

Electric lantern fish
Electrona risso
Rough lanternfish
Electrona subaspera
Belted lanternfish
Electrona paucirastra
Warming's lantern fish
Ceratoscopelus warmingii
Dogtooth lampfish
Ceratoscopelus townsendi
Atlantic Lanternfish
Diogenichthys atlanticus

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
2,370 open-data records from 1958 to 2019.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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