Oceanic lightfish

The oceanic lightfish, Vinciguerria nimbaria, a lightfish of the genus Vinciguerria, is found in all deep tropical and subtropical oceans and seas, from depths of 20 to 5,000 m.

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The Oceanic lightfish lives in the bathypelagic, marine, depth range 20 - 5000 m , usually - 400 m environment.

The oceanic lightfish, Vinciguerria nimbaria, a lightfish of the genus Vinciguerria, is found in all deep tropical and subtropical oceans and seas, from depths of 20 to 5,000 m. Its length is between 2 and 5 cm. More

Common Name/Nom commun: oceanic lightfish, poisson étoilé océanique. Comments/Commentaires: None/Aucune. Vinciguerria poweriae (Cocco, 1838) Common Name/Nom commun: highseas lightfish, poisson étoilé de Power. Comments/Commentaires: None/Aucune. More

Common names

Frilled lighthouse fish in English
Lightfish in English
Luciérnaga orbitaria in Spanish (español)
Narooma lantern-fish in English
Narooma lightfish in English
Oceanic lightfish in English
World-wide bristle-mouth fish in English
Yabe-uki-eso in Japanese (日本語)
串光魚 in Mandarin Chinese
串光鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
串灯鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Stomiiformes
Family : Phosichthyidae
Genus : Vinciguerria
Species : Vinciguerria nimbaria
Authority : Jordan & Williams, 1895