| Vinciguerria poweriae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Phosichthyidae |
| Genus: | Vinciguerria |
| Species: | V. poweriae |
| Binomial name | |
| Vinciguerria poweriae (Cocco, 1838) [1] |
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Vinciguerria poweriae (also known as Power's deep-water bristle-mouth fish) is a species of lightfish belonging to the genus Vinciguerria. They are mostly found in seawater 300–600 metres (980–2,000 ft) deep during the day and 50–350 m (160–1,150 ft) deep at night. They feed on small crustaceans.[2]