''Lobianchia'' is a genus of
lanternfish
Lanternfishes (or myctophids, from the Greek μυκτήρ ''myktḗr'', "nose" and ''ophis'', "serpent") are small mesopelagic fish of the large family Myctophidae. One of two families in the order Myctophiformes, the Myctophidae are represente ...
es found in the
Atlantic Ocean
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.
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, ...
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(Cocco
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Early life
Cocco went to many ballet auditions, hoping to become a professional ballerina. She went to singing auditions to earn the traveling expenses for a ballet audition in Tokyo. She did not ...
, 1838) (Cocco's lanternfish)
References
Myctophidae
Marine fish genera
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