Fish of the Gonichthys genus of the Myctophidae (lanternfishes or myctophids) family of the Myctophiformes order of the Scopelomorpha superorder.
(Cocco’s lanternfish. Photo by © Francesco Costa. fishbase.org)
Cocco’s lanternfish (Gonichthys cocco) was first described in 1829 by the Italian naturalist Anastasio Cocco (1799-1854).
Bathypelagic species. It occurs at the depth of 0-1000 meters, usually 425-650 meters. The maximum recorded length is 6 cm. It feeds on crustaceans.
It is a permanent inhabitant of the southern part of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of Cocco’s lanternfish (Gonichthys cocco) in other languages are as follows:
Pesce lanterna nasuto (Italian), Nasen-Laternenfisch (German), Атлантический гонихт (Atlanticheskiy goniht) (Russian), Žaboglav vitkorepi, Gušteran vitkorep (Serbian, Croatian).