Electrona carlsbergi, the Electron subantarctic lanternfish, covers waters to the south of the Antarctic convergence to the Antarctic coast.

They feed mainly on copepods, but also hyperiids and euphausiids.

[3] This species reaches a length of 11.2 cm (4.4 in).

[4] The fish is named in honor of the Carlsberg Laboratory, Copenhagen, the research arm of the Carlsberg Foundation, which financed the Dana Expedition that collected the type specimen.

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