Lobianchia

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

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

Gatti, 1904

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

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

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Lobianchia in FishBase. April 2012 version.


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