Slim lightfish
Ichthyococcus elongatus
- Usual depth100–872 m
- Water temperature10–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonRare
About this species
Slim lightfish, also known as Ichthyococcus elongatus, is a species of the genus Ichthyococcus.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Slim lightfish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 10 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 100–872 m · Deepest record: 1,413 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 10–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Slim lightfish, slim lightfish
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- poisson étiolé élancé
- Japanese
- Shinjueso, シンジュエソ
- Simplified Chinese
- 光魚, 長體頜光魚
Similar species
- Lightfish
Ichthyococcus ovatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 47 open-data records from 1955 to 2011.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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