Acentrophryne dolichonema

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Acentrophryne dolichonema
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Linophrynidae
Genus: Acentrophryne
Species:
A. dolichonema
Binomial name
Acentrophryne dolichonema
Pietsch & Shimazaki, 2005

Acentrophryne dolichonema is a species of angler fish in the Linophrynidae family, first described in 2005 by Theodore Wells Pietsch III and Mitsuomi Shimazaki.[1][2]

It is found at the bottom depths of the Pacific Ocean, off Peru, at depths of 201 - 1105 m.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Acentrophryne dolichonema" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  2. ^ Theodore W. Pietsch; Mitsuomi Shimazaki (May 2005). "Revision of the Deep-Sea Anglerfish Genus Acentrophryne Regan (Lophiiformes: Ceratioidei: Linophrynidae), with the Description of a New Species from off Peru" (PDF). Copeia. 2005 (2): 246–251. doi:10.1643/CH-04-291R. ISSN 0045-8511. Wikidata Q95668333.