CategoryFishes of the Adriatic. Guide-book

Fish of the Cyclothone genus of the Gonostomatidae (bristlemouths, or lightfishes, or anglemouths) family of the Gonostomatoidei suborder of the Stomiiformes order of the Stenopterygii superorder. (Garrick. Photo by © Francesco Costa. colapisci.it) Garrick (Cyclothone braueri) was first described in 1926 by Danish biologists Poul Christian Jespersen (1891-1951) and Åge Vedel…

Fish of the Cyclothone genus of the Gonostomatidae (bristlemouths, or lightfishes, or anglemouths) family of the Gonostomatoidei suborder of the Stomiiformes order of the Stenopterygii superorder. (Cyclothone pygmaea. Photo by © Francesco Costa. colapisci.it) Cyclothone pygmaea was first described in 1926 by Danish biologists Poul Christian Jespersen (1891-1951) and Åge Vedel…

Fish of the Gonostoma genus of the Gonostomatidae (bristlemouths, or lightfishes, or anglemouths) family of the Gonostomatoidei suborder of the Stomiiformes order of the Stenopterygii superorder. (Gonostoma denudatum. Photo by © Francesco Costa. fishbase.org) Gonostoma denudatum was first described in 1810 by the American naturalist, zoologist and botanist Constantine Samuel…

Fish of the Maurolicus genus of the Maurolicinae subfamily of the Sternoptychidae (marine hatchetfishes, or deep-sea hatchetfishes) family of the Gonostomatoidei suborder of the Stomiiformes order of the Stenopterygii superorder. (Silvery lightfish. Photo by © Oddgeir Alvheim. IUCNweb. flickr.com/photos/iucnweb) Silvery lightfish, or Mueller’s pearlside (Maurolicus muelleri) was first described in 1789 by the German…

Fish of the Valenciennellus genus of the Maurolicinae subfamily of the Sternoptychidae (marine hatchetfishes, or deep-sea hatchetfishes) family of the Gonostomatoidei suborder of the Stomiiformes order of the Stenopterygii superorder. (Constellationfish. Photo by © Francesco Costa. fishbase.org) Constellationfish (Valenciennellus tripunctulatus) was first described in 1871 by the Norwegian zoologist Laurits Martin…

Fish of the Argyropelecus genus of the Sternoptychinae subfamily of the Sternoptychidae (marine hatchetfishes, or deep-sea hatchetfishes) family of the Gonostomatoidei suborder of the Stomiiformes order of the Stenopterygii superorder. (Half-naked hatchetfish. Photo by © Luciano Gomes Fischer. fishbase.org) Half-naked hatchetfish (Argyropelecus hemigymnus) was first described in 1829 by the Italian naturalist…

Fish of the Ichthyococcus genus of the Phosichthyidae (lightfishes) family of the Phosichthyoidei suborder of the Stomiiformes order of the Stenopterygii superorder. (Lightfish. Photo by © Francesco Costa. fishbase.org) Lightfish (Ichthyococcus ovatus) was first described in 1838 by the Italian naturalist Anastasio Cocco (1799-1854). Bathypelagic species. It occurs at the depth…

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…

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.…

Fish of the Chauliodus (viperfish) genus of the Stomiidae family of the Phosichthyoidei suborder of the Stomiiformes order of the Stenopterygii superorder. (Sloane’s viperfish. Photo by © Francesco Costa. colapisci.it) Sloane’s viperfish (Chauliodus sloani) was first described in 1801 by the German naturalists Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider (1750-1822) and Marcus Elieser…

Fish of the Stomias genus of the Stomiidae family of the Phosichthyoidei suborder of the Stomiiformes order of the Stenopterygii superorder. (Boa dragonfish. Photo by © Fran Martín de la Sierra. mundoabisal.com) Boa dragonfish (Stomias boa boa) was first described in 1810 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845). Bathypelagic species. It occurs…

Scopelomorpha is the superorder of deep-sea bony fishes inhabiting seawater, comprising only one order, namely, Myctophiformes. (Australian Antarctic Territory stamp) The Myctophiformes order, in its turn, consists of 2 families, including the Myctophidae family, or lanternfishes. 16 representatives of this family are inhabitants of the Adriatic Sea. Species of the…

Fish of the Benthosema genus of the Myctophidae (lanternfishes or myctophids) family of the Myctophiformes order of the Scopelomorpha superorder. (Glacier lantern fish. Photo by © Rudolf Svendsen. uib.no) Glacier lantern fish (Benthosema glaciale) was first described in 1837 by the Danish zoologist Johannes Theodor Reinhardt (1816-1882). It occurs at the…

Fish of the Ceratoscopelus genus of the Myctophidae (lanternfishes or myctophids) family of the Myctophiformes order of the Scopelomorpha superorder. (Madeira lantern fish. Photo by © Francesco Costa. fishbase.org) Madeira lantern fish (Ceratoscopelus maderensis) was first described in 1839 by the British priest and naturalist Richard Thomas Lowe (1802-1874). It occurs…

Fish of the Diaphus genus of the Myctophidae (lanternfishes or myctophids) family of the Myctophiformes order of the Scopelomorpha superorder. (Small lantern fish. Photo by © Francesco Costa. fishbase.org) Small lantern fish (Diaphus holti) was first described in 1918 by the Danish ichthyologist Åge Vedel Tåning (1890-1958). It occurs at the…

Fish of the Diaphus genus of the Myctophidae (lanternfishes or myctophids) family of the Myctophiformes order of the Scopelomorpha superorder. (Spothead lantern fish. Photo by © Francesco Costa. fishbase.org) Spothead lantern fish (Diaphus metopoclampus) was first described in 1829 by the Italian naturalist Anastasio Cocco (1799-1854). Bathypelagic speces. It occurs at the…

Fish of the Diaphus genus of the Myctophidae (lanternfishes or myctophids) family of the Myctophiformes order of the Scopelomorpha superorder. (White-spotted lantern fish. Photo by © Francesco Costa. fishbase.org) White-spotted lantern fish (Diaphus rafinesquii) was first described in 1838 by the Italian naturalist Anastasio Cocco (1799-1854). Bathypelagic species. It occurs at the…

Fish of the Electrona genus of the Myctophidae (lanternfishes or myctophids) family of the Myctophiformes order of the Scopelomorpha superorder. (Electric lantern fish. Photo by © Francesco Costa. fishbase.org) Electric lantern fish (Electrona risso) was first described in 1829 by the Italian naturalist Anastasio Cocco (1799-1854). Bathypelagic species. It occurs at the…