Lobianchia dofleini, also known as Dofleini's lantern fish, is a species of lanternfish.[2] It is found in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Myctophiformes |
| Family: | Myctophidae |
| Genus: | Lobianchia |
| Species: | L. dofleini
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| Lobianchia dofleini (Zugmayer, 1911)
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Size
editThis species reaches a length of 5.0 cm (2.0 in).[3]
Etymology
editThe 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
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- ^ Hulley, P. (2015). "Lobianchia dofleini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198620A15585818. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198620A15585818.en. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lobianchia dofleini". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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