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Vinciguerriidae
oceanic lightfish
Vinciguerria nimbaria
Vinciguerriid Fish of Mexican Waters
- Tropical
- Northern Hemisphere
- Transcontinental
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Central America and the Caribbean
- East Asia
- North America
- South America
- Fusiform
- Small
Tropical
Marine fish
Central America and the Caribbean
Fusiform
Smalloceanic lightfish is a migratory fish found around Western Central Atlantic. The largest recorded length is 5.5 cm. Its body is fusiform body.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Vinciguerriidae
- Genus
- Vinciguerria
- Maximum length
- 5.5 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Western Central Atlantic: Florida (USA), Cuba and the Antilles, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean (Ref. 26340 ). Eastern Atlantic: 42°N to the tropical region. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ). Indo-Pacific. Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 9068 ). South China Sea (Ref.74511).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
