Slender lightfish
| Vinciguerria attenuata (Cocco, 1838) | ||||
| Family: | Phosichthyidae (Lightfishes) |
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| Order: | Stomiiformes | |||
| Class: | Teleostei | |||
| English name: | Slender lightfish | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic. Eastern Atlantic: Portugal south to Congo and South Africa, including the Mediterranean. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). Indian Ocean: off Inhaca Island, Mozambique (Ref. 3988). Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 9068). South China Sea (Ref.74511) | |||
| Adult biology: | Mesopelagic species, found at 250-600 m during the day and 100-500 m at night (Ref. 4778, 58302). Both juveniles and adults make short diel vertical migrations (Ref. 4778). Feeds on small crustaceans (Ref. 4778). Adult photophore complement attained at about 20 mm SL (Ref. 4778). Spawns in spring and early summer (Ref. 37473). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Snout elongate and depressed. Elliptical eyes. Pigmentation: caudal pigment spot in a medial position and absence of pigment above the anal fin. Pigment over the airbladder is present.. See also LARVAE table. | |||
| Climate Zone: | subtropical; 48°N - 57°S | |||
| Main Ref: | Bertolini, F., U. D'Ancona, E. Padoa Montalenti, S. Ranzi, L. Sanzo, A. Sparta, E. Tortonese and M. Vialli. 1956. (Ref. 65) | |||
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| Checked by: Giovanardi, Otello |
Modified by: Luna, Susan M. |
Entered by: Papasissi, Christine |
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