Gonichthys cocco

Gonichthys cocco, often called the Cocco's lanternfish, is a species of oceanodromous lanternfish.[1]

Gonichthys cocco
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Myctophiformes
Family:
Myctophidae
Genus:
Gonichthys
Species:
G. cocco
Binomial name
Gonichthys cocco
Cocco, 1829

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 0 to 1,450 m (0 to 4,757 ft) below the surface, usually at 425 to 650 m (1,394 to 2,133 ft) below the surface. During the day it is in waters from 425 to 1,000 m (1,394 to 3,281 ft) deep,[1] and can be up to 200 m (660 ft) deep at night to feed.[2]

Description

G. cocco can reach a length of up to 6 cm (2.4 in). 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.[1]

Conservation

It has no threats; its distribution overlaps with several marine protected areas, and its population is stable, and is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List.[3]

Taxonomy

G. cocco is one of four species in its genus. The other three are Gonichthys barnesi, Gonichthys tenuiculus, and Gonichthys venetus.[4]

Synonymised names

Placed by the WoRMS.[5]

  • Alysia loricata Lowe, 1839
  • Gonichthys coccoi Cocco, 1829 (misspelling)
  • Myctophum coccoi Cocco, 1829 (misspelling)
  • Myctophum hians Richardson, 1845
  • Rhinoscopelus cocco Cocco, 1829
  • Rhinoscopelus coccoi Cocco, 1829 (misspelling)
  • Scopelus cocco Cocco, 1829
  • Scopelus coccoi Günther, 1864
  • Scopelus gracile Lütken, 1892
  • Scopelus gracilis Lütken, 1892
  • Scopelus jagorii Peters, 1859 (synonym)

References
  1. "Gonichthys cocco summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  2. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  3. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  4. "ADW: Gonichthys: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  5. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Gonichthys cocco (Cocco, 1829)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
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