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Oceanic lightfish
	Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Stomiiformes
Family:	Phosichthyidae
Genus:	Vinciguerria
Species:	V. nimbaria
Binomial name
	Vinciguerria nimbaria; (D. S. Jordan & T. M. Williams, 1895)
Synonyms
	Zalarges nimbarius Jordan and Williams, 1895; Vinciguerria sanzoi Jespersen & Tåning, 1919

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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. It is the main prey of tuna during the tuna fishing season (late autumn and winter) in the equatorial Atlantic. Its own diet is varied and is dependent on its location. In equatorial locations it has been found to behave as a mesopelagic fish and as an opportunistic mesozooplankton feeder, whilst further north in oligotrophic typical tropical structures it was found to behave as an epipelagic fish, feeding on the dominant small prey during the daytime.^[1]

References

^ Champalbert, Gisèle Amélie; Kouamé, Basile; Pagano, Marc; Marchal, Emile (2008). "Feeding behavior of adult Vinciguerria nimbaria (Phosichthyidae), in the tropical Atlantic (0°–4°N, 15°W)". Marine Biology. 156: 79–95. doi:10.1007/s00227-008-1067-z. S2CID 84977688.

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Vinciguerria nimbaria". FishBase. March 2006 version.
Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8

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[1] Champalbert, Gisèle Amélie; Kouamé, Basile; Pagano, Marc; Marchal, Emile (2008). "Feeding behavior of adult Vinciguerria nimbaria (Phosichthyidae), in the tropical Atlantic (0°–4°N, 15°W)". Marine Biology. 156: 79–95. doi:10.1007/s00227-008-1067-z. S2CID 84977688.

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+{{Short description|Species of fish}}
-{{Taxobox | color = pink
+{{Speciesbox
-| name = Oceanic lightfish
 | image = Vinciguerria_nimbaria_(Oceanic_lightfish).gif
 | image_caption = Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
+| taxon = Vinciguerria nimbaria
-| regnum = [[Animalia]]
+| authority = ([[David Starr Jordan|D. S. Jordan]] & [[Thomas Marion Williams|T. M. Williams]], 1895)
-| phylum = [[Chordata]]
+| synonyms=''Zalarges nimbarius'' <small>Jordan and Williams, 1895</small><br />
-| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
+''Vinciguerria sanzoi'' <small> Jespersen & Tåning, 1919</small>
-| ordo = [[Stomiiformes]]
-| familia = [[Phosichthyidae]]
-| genus = ''[[Vinciguerria]]''
-| species = '''''V. nimbaria'''''
-| binomial = ''Vinciguerria nimbaria''
-| binomial_authority = ([[David Starr Jordan|Jordan]] & Williams, 1895)
 }}
-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 metres.  Its length is between 2 and 5 centimetres.
+The '''oceanic lightfish''' (''Vinciguerria nimbaria'') a [[Phosichthyidae|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&nbsp;cm.
-The oceanic lightfish is a very small elongate deepwater species with large eyes and head.  It has only one [[dorsal fin]], and there are a distinctive series of short fleshy appendages around each side of the upper jaw.
+It is the main prey of tuna during the tuna fishing season (late autumn and winter) in the equatorial Atlantic. Its own diet is varied and is dependent on its location. In equatorial locations it has been found to behave as a mesopelagic fish and as an opportunistic mesozooplankton feeder, whilst further north in oligotrophic typical tropical structures it was found to behave as an epipelagic fish, feeding on the dominant small prey during the daytime.<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225486459 | doi=10.1007/s00227-008-1067-z | title=Feeding behavior of adult Vinciguerria nimbaria (Phosichthyidae), in the tropical Atlantic (0°–4°N, 15°W) | year=2008 | last1=Champalbert | first1=Gisèle Amélie | last2=Kouamé | first2=Basile | last3=Pagano | first3=Marc | last4=Marchal | first4=Emile | journal=Marine Biology | volume=156 | pages=79–95 | s2cid=84977688 }}</ref>
+==References==
-These lightfish are silver tinted indigo on the back and silver on the flanks and belly with two rows of small [[photophore]]s along each side.
+{{Reflist}}
+* {{FishBase | genus = Vinciguerria | species = nimbaria | month = March | year = 2006}}
+* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'',  (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) {{ISBN|0-00-216987-8}}
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q144184}}
-Oceanic lightfish are abundant in the deep oceans of the world.  They undertake daily vertical migrations, rising to the suface during the night to feed upon small [[copepod]]s.
+[[Category:Phosichthyidae]]
-==References==
+[[Category:Vinciguerria]]
-* {{FishBase species | genus = Vinciguerria | species = nimbaria | month = March | year = 2006}}
+[[Category:Fish described in 1895]]
-* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'',  (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand [[1982]]) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
+[[Category:Taxa named by David Starr Jordan]]
+{{Stomiiformes-stub}}
-[[Category: Phosichthyidae]]