Slender lightfish (Vinciguerria attenuata)

Scientific name: Vinciguerria attenuata Cocco, 1838

Slender lightfish (Vinciguerria attenuata)

The Slender lightfish (Vinciguerria attenuata) is a marine fish of the family Phosichthyidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 16. Dark dorsum, silvery flanks; lower jaw symphysis, premaxilla and fin rays lacking pigment streaks.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Vinciguerria attenuata
Family
Phosichthyidae (Lightfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.5
Depth range
100–2000 m (328–6562 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 100 - 2000 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic. Eastern Atlantic: Portugal south to Congo and South Africa, including the Mediterranean. Northwest Atlantic: Canada. Indian Ocean: off Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Southeast Pacific: Chile. South China Sea
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=1)

Sources

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

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