WoRMS taxon details
Vinciguerria nimbaria (Jordan & Williams, 1895)
127303 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127303)
accepted
Species
Gonostoma raoulensis Waite, 1910 · unaccepted
Vinciguerria nimbara (Jordan & Williams, 1895) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Vinciguerria nimbria (Jordan & Williams, 1895) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Vinciguerria sanzoi Jespersen & Tåning, 1919 · unaccepted
Zalarges nimbarius Jordan & Williams, 1895 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Zalarges nimbarius Jordan & Williams, 1895) Jordan, D. S.; Starks, E. C. (1895). The fishes of Puget Sound. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2).</em> v. 5: 785-855, Pls. 76-104. [details]
Description Adults and juveniles found at 200-400 m by day and upper 100 m by night. Exhibits diel vertical migration. Feeds mainly on...
Distribution Scotian Shelf and Bay of Fundy to Bermuda
Description Adults and juveniles found at 200-400 m by day and upper 100 m by night. Exhibits diel vertical migration. Feeds mainly on copepods, feeding intensively in the afternoon to early evening. Dioecious. Adult photophore complement attained at about 18-20 mm SL (Ref. 4778). [details]
Distribution Scotian Shelf and Bay of Fundy to Bermuda
Distribution Scotian Shelf and Bay of Fundy to Bermuda [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Vinciguerria nimbaria (Jordan & Williams, 1895). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127303 on 2025-11-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Vinciguerria sanzoi Jespersen & Tåning, 1919) Jespersen, P.; Tåning A. V. (1919). Some Mediterranean and Atlantic Sternoptychidae. Preliminary note. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn.</em> v. 70: 215-226, Pl. 17. [details]
original description (of Zalarges nimbarius Jordan & Williams, 1895) Jordan, D. S.; Starks, E. C. (1895). The fishes of Puget Sound. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2).</em> v. 5: 785-855, Pls. 76-104. [details]
original description (of Gonostoma raoulensis Waite, 1910) Waite, E. R. (1910). A list of the known fishes of Kermadec and Norfolk Islands, and a comparison with those of Lord Howe Islands. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> v. 42: 370-383, Pls. 35-36. [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]
original description (of Zalarges nimbarius Jordan & Williams, 1895) Jordan, D. S.; Starks, E. C. (1895). The fishes of Puget Sound. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2).</em> v. 5: 785-855, Pls. 76-104. [details]
original description (of Gonostoma raoulensis Waite, 1910) Waite, E. R. (1910). A list of the known fishes of Kermadec and Norfolk Islands, and a comparison with those of Lord Howe Islands. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> v. 42: 370-383, Pls. 35-36. [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) Grey, M. (1955). Notes on a collection of Bermuda deep-sea fishes. Fieldiana Zoology, 37: 265-302 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
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 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) Grey, M. (1955). Notes on a collection of Bermuda deep-sea fishes. Fieldiana Zoology, 37: 265-302 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
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 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
Description Adults and juveniles found at 200-400 m by day and upper 100 m by night. Exhibits diel vertical migration. Feeds mainly on copepods, feeding intensively in the afternoon to early evening. Dioecious. Adult photophore complement attained at about 18-20 mm SL (Ref. 4778). [details]Diet Feeds mainly on copepods, feeding intensively in the afternoon to early evening [details]
Distribution Scotian Shelf and Bay of Fundy to Bermuda [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat Found at depths of 200- 400 m (day), upper 100 m (night). [details]
Predators Bony fishes [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | oceanic lightfish | [details] |
| Japanese | ヤベウキエソ | [details] |
| Russian | Океаническая винцигуэррия | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (56 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Zalarges nimbarius Jordan & Williams, 1895)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Vinciguerria sanzoi Jespersen & Tåning, 1919)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Gonostoma raoulensis Waite, 1910)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vinciguerria nimbaria)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Vinciguerria sanzoi Jespersen & Tåning, 1919)
To FishBase (from synonym Zalarges nimbarius Jordan & Williams, 1895)
To FishBase (from synonym Vinciguerria nimbara (Jordan & Williams, 1895))
To FishBase (from synonym Vinciguerria nimbria (Jordan & Williams, 1895))
To FishBase (from synonym Gonostoma raoulensis Waite, 1910)
To GenBank (75 nucleotides; 95 proteins) (from synonym Zalarges nimbarius Jordan & Williams, 1895)
To GenBank (75 nucleotides; 95 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Zalarges nimbarius Jordan & Williams, 1895)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Vinciguerria sanzoi Jespersen & Tåning, 1919)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Gonostoma raoulensis Waite, 1910)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vinciguerria nimbaria)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Vinciguerria sanzoi Jespersen & Tåning, 1919)
To FishBase (from synonym Zalarges nimbarius Jordan & Williams, 1895)
To FishBase (from synonym Vinciguerria nimbara (Jordan & Williams, 1895))
To FishBase (from synonym Vinciguerria nimbria (Jordan & Williams, 1895))
To FishBase (from synonym Gonostoma raoulensis Waite, 1910)
To GenBank (75 nucleotides; 95 proteins) (from synonym Zalarges nimbarius Jordan & Williams, 1895)
To GenBank (75 nucleotides; 95 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
