WoRMS taxon details
Lobianchia gemellarii (Cocco, 1838)
158901 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158901)
accepted
Species
Diaphus gemellari (Cocco, 1838) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Diaphus gemellarii (Cocco, 1838) · unaccepted
Diaphus nipponensis Gilbert, 1913 · unaccepted
Lampanyctus gemellari (Cocco, 1838) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lebianchia gemellari (Cocco, 1838) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Lobiancha gemellarii (Cocco, 1838) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Lobianchia gemelari (Cocco, 1838) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Lobianchia gemellari (Cocco, 1838) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Myctophum gemellari (Cocco, 1838) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Myctophum gemellarii (Cocco, 1838) · unaccepted
Nyctophus gemellarii Cocco, 1838 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Scopelus gemellari (Cocco, 1838) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Scopelus gemellarii (Cocco, 1838) · unaccepted
Scopelus uracoclampus Facciolà, 1884 · unaccepted
Scopelus uraeoclampus Facciolà, 1884 · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Nyctophus gemellarii Cocco, 1838) Cocco, A. (1838). Su di alcuni salmonidi del mare di Messina. Littera del Prof. Anastasio Cocco al Ch. Principe D. Carlo Luciano Bonaparte. <em>Nuov. Ann. Sci. Nat. Bologna.</em> Year 1. 2 (9): 161-194, Pls. 5-8.
page(s): 186 [26], Pl. 7 (fig. 9) [details]
page(s): 186 [26], Pl. 7 (fig. 9) [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic Grand Bank to the Antilles and Argentina, but absent between 17°-3°N east of 30°W
Distribution Western Atlantic Grand Bank to the Antilles and Argentina, but absent between 17°-3°N east of 30°W [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Lobianchia gemellarii (Cocco, 1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158901 on 2025-12-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Nyctophus gemellarii Cocco, 1838) Cocco, A. (1838). Su di alcuni salmonidi del mare di Messina. Littera del Prof. Anastasio Cocco al Ch. Principe D. Carlo Luciano Bonaparte. <em>Nuov. Ann. Sci. Nat. Bologna.</em> Year 1. 2 (9): 161-194, Pls. 5-8.
page(s): 186 [26], Pl. 7 (fig. 9) [details]
original description (of Scopelus uracoclampus Facciolà, 1884) Facciolà, L. (1884). Note sui pesci dello Stretto di Messina. IV. Scopelus uracoclampus n. sp. <em>Naturalista Siciliano [Il Naturalista Siciliano, Giornale di scienze naturali].</em> v. 3 (no. 2): 51-54. [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
page(s): 186 [26], Pl. 7 (fig. 9) [details]
original description (of Scopelus uracoclampus Facciolà, 1884) Facciolà, L. (1884). Note sui pesci dello Stretto di Messina. IV. Scopelus uracoclampus n. sp. <em>Naturalista Siciliano [Il Naturalista Siciliano, Giornale di scienze naturali].</em> v. 3 (no. 2): 51-54. [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic Grand Bank to the Antilles and Argentina, but absent between 17°-3°N east of 30°W [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat High-oceanic and mesopelagic, found between 300-800 m during the day and between 25-100 m (juveniles 14-22 mm) and 200-300 (adults 50-56 mm) at night. [details]
Reproduction Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Cocco's lantern fish | [details] |
| Japanese | ハクトウハダカ | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Φανόφαρο του Γκέμελαρ | [details] |
| Russian | Японская лобианхия | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (36 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Diaphus gemellarii (Cocco, 1838))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Myctophum gemellarii (Cocco, 1838))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Nyctophus gemellarii Cocco, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Scopelus uracoclampus Facciolà, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Myctophum gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Scopelus gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Scopelus uraeoclampus Facciolà, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Scopelus gemellarii (Cocco, 1838))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Diaphus nipponensis Gilbert, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Diaphus gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Lobianchia gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lobianchia gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lebianchia gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Myctophum gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Diaphus gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Scopelus gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lampanyctus gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lobianchia gemelari (Cocco, 1838))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lobianchia gemellarii)
To FishBase (from synonym Diaphus gemellarii (Cocco, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum gemellarii (Cocco, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Diaphus nipponensis Gilbert, 1913)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Lobianchia gemelari (Cocco, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Lebianchia gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanyctus gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus uracoclampus Facciolà, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Diaphus gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus gemellarii (Cocco, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Nyctophus gemellarii Cocco, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus uraeoclampus Facciolà, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Lobianchia gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 47 proteins) (from synonym Nyctophus gemellarii Cocco, 1838)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 47 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI (from synonym Lobiancha gemellarii (Cocco, 1838))
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Diaphus gemellarii (Cocco, 1838))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Myctophum gemellarii (Cocco, 1838))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Nyctophus gemellarii Cocco, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Scopelus uracoclampus Facciolà, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Myctophum gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Scopelus gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Scopelus uraeoclampus Facciolà, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Scopelus gemellarii (Cocco, 1838))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Diaphus nipponensis Gilbert, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Diaphus gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Lobianchia gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lobianchia gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lebianchia gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Myctophum gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Diaphus gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Scopelus gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lampanyctus gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lobianchia gemelari (Cocco, 1838))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lobianchia gemellarii)
To FishBase (from synonym Diaphus gemellarii (Cocco, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum gemellarii (Cocco, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Diaphus nipponensis Gilbert, 1913)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Lobianchia gemelari (Cocco, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Lebianchia gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Lampanyctus gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus uracoclampus Facciolà, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Diaphus gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus gemellarii (Cocco, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Nyctophus gemellarii Cocco, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus uraeoclampus Facciolà, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Lobianchia gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Myctophum gemellari (Cocco, 1838))
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 47 proteins) (from synonym Nyctophus gemellarii Cocco, 1838)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 47 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI (from synonym Lobiancha gemellarii (Cocco, 1838))
To PESI
To ITIS
