Fish of the Lobianchia genus of the Myctophidae (lanternfishes or myctophids) family of the Myctophiformes order of the Scopelomorpha superorder.
(Gemellar’s lanternfish. Photo by © Francesco Costa. fishbase.org)
Gemellar’s lanternfish (Lobianchia gemellarii) was first described in 1838 by the Italian naturalist Anastasio Cocco (1799-1854).
Bathypelagic species. It occurs at the depth of 25-800 meters. The maximum recorded length is 6 cm. It feeds on zooplankton.
It is a permanent inhabitant of the southern part of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of Gemellar’s lanternfish (Lobianchia gemellarii) in other languages are as follows:
Mellizo (Spanish), Coda lucente (Italian), Gemellars Laternenfisch (German), Японская лобианхия (Yaponskaya lobianhia) (Russian), Gušteran tupan, Gušteran tupoglavac (Serbian, Croatian).