Oceanic lightfish
📖 Overview
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 .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 16. Dorsum dark, flanks silvery; upper pectoral and outer caudal speckled . Two suborbital photophores present, anal fin originated beneath the middle or latter half of the dorsal fin .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Oceanic lightfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 20 - 5000 m , usually ? - 400 m . Deep-water; 42°N - Central Atlantic: Florida (USA), Cuba and the Antilles, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
copepods, feeding intensively in the afternoon to early evening (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Frilled Lighthouse Fish · Lightfish · Narooma Lantern-fish · Narooma Lightfish · Oceanic Lightfish · World-wide Bristle-mouth Fish |
| 🌍CES | světelník oceánský |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | tropiikinlyhtykala |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Yabeukieso · ヤベウキエソ |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Океаническая винцигуэррия |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | luciérnaga orbitaria · luminoso oceánico |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 串光魚 · 光魚 · 智利串光魚 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonostoma raoulensis | Waite | 1910 | Synonym |
| Narooma benefica | Whitley | 1935 | Synonym |
| Vinciguerria nimbara | Jordan & Williams | 1895 | Synonym |
| Vinciguerria nimbria | Jordan & Williams | 1895 | Synonym |
| Vinciguerria sanzoi | Jespersen & Tåning | 1919 | Synonym |
| Zalarges nimbarius | Jordan & Williams | 1895 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 274 records indexed .
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