Fish of the Vinciguerria genus of the Phosichthyidae (lightfishes) family of the Phosichthyoidei suborder of the Stomiiformes order of the Stenopterygii superorder.
(Slender lightfish. Photo by © Francesco Costa. colapisci.it)
Slender lightfish (Vinciguerria attenuata) was first described in 1838 by the Italian naturalist Anastasio Cocco (1799-1854).
Bathypelagic species. It occurs at the depth of 100-2.000 meters. The maximum recorded length is 4.5 cm. It feeds on zooplankton.
(Slender lightfish. Photo by © Alberto Monteleone. colapisci.it)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the southern part of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of slender lightfish (Vinciguerria attenuata) in other languages are as follows:
Falsa clavija (Spanish), Vinciguerria sottile (Italian), Schmaler Leuchtfisch (German), Атлантическая винцигуэррия (Atlanticheskaya viniciguerrija) (Russian), Svjetličica vitkulja (Serbian, Croatian).