Lobianchia is a genus of lanternfishes. Both known species are found in the Atlantic Ocean, but one (Lobianchia gemellarii) is found all other non-polar oceans. The generic name was derived from Latin lobus ("lobe") and Greek αγχόνη (anchonē, "noose").
Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: Lobianchia dofleini (Zugmayer, 1911) (Dofleini's lanternfish) Lobianchia gemellarii (Cocco, 1838) (Cocco's lanternfish)
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