Biology:Lobianchia dofleini

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Short description: Species of fish

Lobianchia dofleini
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Myctophiformes
Family: Myctophidae
Genus: Lobianchia
Species:
L. dofleini
Binomial name
Lobianchia dofleini
(Zugmayer, 1911)
Synonyms
List
  • Scopelus dofleini Myctophum dofleini
  • Zugmayer, 1911 (Zugmayer, 1911)
  • (Zugmayer, 1911) Lobianchia dolfeni
  • Lampanyctus dofleini (Zugmayer, 1911)
  • Diaphus dofleini (Zugmayer, 1911)
  • (Zugmayer, 1911) Lobianchia dolfleini

Lobianchia dofleini, also known as Dofleini's lantern fish, is a species of lanternfish.[2] It is found in the Atlantic Ocean.

Size

This species reaches a length of 5.0 cm (2.0 in).[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of zoologist Franz Doflein (1873–1924), of the University of Munich, who was the one who recommended Zugmayer for the job of the study of fishes obtained by the Princesse-Alice of Monaco (1901–1910).[4]

References

  1. Hulley, P. (2015). "Lobianchia dofleini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T198620A15585818. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198620A15585818.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/198620/15585818. Retrieved 2 January 2024. 
  2. Hulley, P.A., 1990. Myctophidae. p. 398-467. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI; Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Lobianchia dofleini" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. "Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/myctophiformes/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q967792 entry