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CAAB Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Stomiiformes (order) » Phosichthyidae (family)
CAAB Code: | 37 106005 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Vinciguerria attenuata (Cocco, 1838) |
CAAB category: | 37 - Pisces Fishes |
Distribution map:
![]() Expected distribution shown as red polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Occurrence locations [80] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile |
Family: | Phosichthyidae (Lightfishes) - show full list | |
Common Name: | Slender Lightfish | |
Common Names List: | Slender Lightfish | |
Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
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Regions: |
Australia (inc. subantarctic territories) New Zealand (inc. subantarctic territories) | |
Habitat: |
Pelagic, Mesopelagic (200-1000m, Oceanic) | |
Parent Codes: |
37 106910
Vinciguerria spp. | |
Organism Type: | a lightfish |
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