Oceanic lightfish (Vinciguerria nimbaria)

Scientific name: Vinciguerria nimbaria Jordan & Williams, 1895

Oceanic lightfish (Vinciguerria nimbaria)

The Oceanic lightfish (Vinciguerria nimbaria) is a marine fish of the family Phosichthyidae.

Biology

Epi- to abyssopelagic but usually mesopelagic, mainly found at 200-400 m by day and upper 100 m by night. Both juveniles and adults exhibit diel vertical migration. Feeds mainly on copepods, feeding intensively in the afternoon to early evening. Adult photophore complement attained at about 18-20 mm SL.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Vinciguerria nimbaria
Family
Phosichthyidae (Lightfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.8
Common length
3.7
Depth range
20–5000 m (66–16404 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 20 - 5000 m, usually ? - 400 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Florida (USA), Cuba and the Antilles, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Eastern Atlantic: 42?N to the tropical region. Northwest Atlantic: Canada. Indo-Pacific. Southeast Pacific: Chile. South China Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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