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Vinciguerria nimbaria (Jordan & Williams, 1895)

Oceanic lightfish
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Nigeria country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Quéro, J.-C., J.C. Njock and M.M. de la Hoz, 1990
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Narooma lightfish, World-wide bristle-mouth fish, Frilled lighthouse fish, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) > Phosichthyidae (Lightfishes)
Etymology: Vinciguerria: Because of Decio Vinciguerria, Italian ichthyiologist from Genova, 1856-1934 (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Jordan & Williams.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 20 - 5000 m (Ref. 4470), usually ? - 400 m (Ref. 3988).   Deep-water; 42°N -

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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