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Gonichthys Cocco
''Gonichthys cocco'', often called the Cocco's lanternfish, is a species of oceanodromous lanternfish. Distribution and habitat It lives in the Eastern and Western Atlantic, near areas like Portugal, Liberia, Angola, South Africa, Brazil, and the eastern Mediterranean. It is found from depths from below the surface, usually at below the surface. During the day it is in waters from deep, and can be up to deep at night to feed. Description ''G. cocco'' can reach a length of up to . It has 10 to 13 dorsal soft rays, and 21 to 23 anal soft rays. Mature males have 6 to 8 supracaudal luminous structures, while mature females only have 3 to 6. Conservation It has no threats; its distribution overlaps with several marine protected areas, and its population is stable, and is listed as ''Least-concern species, Least Concern'' by the IUCN Red List. Taxonomy ''G. cocco'' is one of four species in its genus. The other three are ''Gonichthys barnesi'', ''Gonichthys tenuiculus'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastasio Cocco
Anastasio Cocco (29 August 1799, Messina – 26 February 1854, Messina) was an Italians, Italian naturalist who specialized in marine biology. Cocco was a pharmacist. He was especially interested in Ichthyology, fish and described several taxa from the Straits of Messina. In 1852 his friend the German scientist Eduard Rüppell named a fish ''Microichthys coccoi'' to honor his name. He was a friend and correspondent of many other naturalists notably Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Antoine Risso and August David Krohn. Works Partial list * Cocco, A. 1829. Su di alcuni pesci de'mari di Messina. ''Giornale di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti per la Sicilia'' (Palermo) 7 26(77): 138–147 [146]. Contains the description of Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco, 1829 the Marine hatchetfish, Halfnaked Hatchetfish. *Cocco, A. 1838. Su di alcuni Salmonidi del mare di Messina; lettera al Ch. D. Carle Luciano Bonaparte. ''Nuovi Annali delle Scienze Naturali. Bologna'' 1(2): 161–194 pls 5–8 [167, pl. 5(2)] Cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |