Fish of the Vinciguerria genus of the Phosichthyidae (lightfishes) family of the Phosichthyoidei suborder of the Stomiiformes order of the Stenopterygii superorder.
(Power’s deep-water bristle-mouth fish. Photo by © Francesco Costa. colapisci.it)
Power’s deep–water bristle–mouth fish (Vinciguerria poweriae) was first described in 1838 by the Italian naturalist Anastasio Cocco (1799-1854).
Bathypelagic species. It occurs at the depth of 50-1.000 meters, usually 300-600 meters. The maximum recorded length is 4.3 cm. It feeds on zooplankton.
(Power’s deep-water bristle-mouth fish. Photo by © Alberto Monteleone. colapisci.it)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the southern part of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of Power’s deep–water bristle–mouth fish (Vinciguerria poweriae) in other languages are as follows:
Clavija (Spanish), Vinciguerria (Italian), Powers Leuchtfisch (German), Винцигуэррия Поуэр (Viniciguerrija Power) (Russian), Svjetličica bucmasta, Svjetličica bucmulja (Serbian, Croatian).