''Lobianchia'' is a genus of
lanternfish
Lanternfish (or myctophids, from the Greek language, Greek μυκτήρ ''myktḗr'', "nose" and ''ophis'', "serpent") are small mesopelagic fish of the large family (biology), family Myctophidae. One of two families in the order Myctophiformes, ...
es found in the
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the ...
.
The generic name was derived from Latin ''lobus'' ("lobe") and Greek αγχόνη (''anchonē'', "noose").
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Lobianchia dofleini''
( Zugmayer, 1911) (Dofleini's lanternfish)
* ''
Lobianchia gemellarii
Cocco's lantern fish (''Lobianchia gemellarii''), also called Gemellar's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish.
Description
It maximum length is . It has 16–18 dorsal soft rays and 13–15 anal soft rays. Males have a supracaudal gland, w ...
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( Cocco, 1838) (Cocco's lanternfish)
References
Myctophidae
Marine fish genera
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