Fish of the Lobianchia genus of the Myctophidae (lanternfishes or myctophids) family of the Myctophiformes order of the Scopelomorpha superorder.
(Dofleini’s lantern fish. Photo by © Francesco Costa. fishbase.org)
Dofleini’s lantern fish (Lobianchia dofleini) was first described in 1911 by the Austrian zoologist and ichthyologist Erich Zugmayer (1879-1938).
Bathypelagic species. It occurs at the depth of 0-4000 meters. The maximum recorded length is 5 cm. It feeds on zooplankton.
It is a permanent inhabitant of the southern part of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of Dofleini’s lantern fish (Lobianchia dofleini) in other languages are as follows:
Japonés (Spanish), Coda brillante (Italian), Dofleins Laternenfisch (German), Атлантическая лобианхия (Atlanticheskaya lobianhia) (Russian), Gušteran tupoglav (Croatian, Serbian), Lanterne de Dofleini (French).