WoRMS taxon details
Vinciguerria attenuata (Cocco, 1838)
127302 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127302)
accepted
Species
Maurolicus attenuatus Cocco, 1838 · unaccepted
Vinciguerria atrenuata (Cocco, 1838) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Vinciguerria attenuate (Cocco, 1838) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Maurolicus attenuatus Cocco, 1838) Cocco, A. (1838). Su di alcuni salmonidi del mare di Messina. Littera del Prof. Anastasio Cocco al Ch. Principe D. Carlo Luciano Bonaparte. <em>Nuov. Ann. Sci. Nat. Bologna.</em> Year 1. 2 (9): 161-194, Pls. 5-8.
page(s): 193 [33], Pl. 8 (fig. 13) [details]
page(s): 193 [33], Pl. 8 (fig. 13) [details]
Distribution Laurentian Channel to Bermuda
Distribution Laurentian Channel to Bermuda [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Vinciguerria attenuata (Cocco, 1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127302 on 2025-07-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Maurolicus attenuatus Cocco, 1838) Cocco, A. (1838). Su di alcuni salmonidi del mare di Messina. Littera del Prof. Anastasio Cocco al Ch. Principe D. Carlo Luciano Bonaparte. <em>Nuov. Ann. Sci. Nat. Bologna.</em> Year 1. 2 (9): 161-194, Pls. 5-8.
page(s): 193 [33], Pl. 8 (fig. 13) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 193 [33], Pl. 8 (fig. 13) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on small crustaceans [details]Distribution Laurentian Channel to Bermuda [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Epipelagic [details]
Habitat Found at depths of 250 -600 m (day), 100 -500 m (night). [details]
Reproduction Spawns in spring and early summer [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | slender lightfish | [details] |
| Japanese | ウキエソ | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Λεπτό φωτόψαρο | [details] |
| Turkish | isildak baligi | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (38 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Maurolicus attenuatus Cocco, 1838)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vinciguerria attenuata)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Maurolicus attenuatus Cocco, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Vinciguerria atrenuata (Cocco, 1838))
To FishBase images (Vinciguerria attenuata, Canada, by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 21 proteins) (from synonym Maurolicus attenuatus Cocco, 1838)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Maurolicus attenuatus Cocco, 1838)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vinciguerria attenuata)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Maurolicus attenuatus Cocco, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Vinciguerria atrenuata (Cocco, 1838))
To FishBase images (Vinciguerria attenuata, Canada, by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 21 proteins) (from synonym Maurolicus attenuatus Cocco, 1838)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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