Lobianchia

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Lobianchia
Lobianchia dofleini.jpg
Dofleini's Lanternfish (L. dofleini)
Lobianchia gemellarii1.jpg
Cocco's Lanternfish (L. gemellarii)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Order:
Family:
Myctophidae
Genus:
Lobianchia

, 1904

Lobianchia is a genus of lanternfishes found in the Atlantic Ocean.

The generic name was derived from Latin lobus ("lobe") and Greek αγχόνη (anchonē, "noose").[1]

Species[]

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • (Zugmayer, 1911) (Dofleini's lanternfish)
  • Lobianchia gemellarii (Cocco, 1838) (Cocco's lanternfish)

References[]

  1. ^ "Lobianchia gemellarii, Cocco's lantern fish". www.fishbase.se.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Lobianchia in FishBase. April 2012 version.


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