Lightfish
Vinciguerria attenuata
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Stomiiformes
- Family
- Phosichthyidae
- Genus
- Vinciguerria
Where to Find
Found in 10 diving areas across 8 countries and 6 regions.
- Sydney & New South Wales, Australia - 52 records
- North Shore, Bermuda - 246 records
- Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Japan - 1 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 4 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 5 records
- Al Hoceima, Morocco - 4 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 5 records
- Balearic Islands, Spain - 30 records
- Cabo de Palos, Spain - 2 records
- Juan Fernandez Islands, Chile - 1 records