Linophryne
| Linophryne | |
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| L. arborifera | |
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| L. lucifer | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Linophrynidae |
| Genus: | Linophryne Collett, 1886 |
Linophryne is a genus of leftvents, commonly called the "bearded seadevils."
Species
There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Linophryne algibarbata Waterman, 1939
- Linophryne andersoni Gon, 1992
- Linophryne arborifera Regan, 1925
- Linophryne arcturi Beebe, 1926
- Linophryne argyresca Regan & Trewavas, 1932
- Linophryne bicornis A. E. Parr, 1927
- Linophryne bipennata Bertelsen, 1982
- Linophryne brevibarbata Beebe, 1932
- Linophryne coronata A. E. Parr, 1927
- Linophryne densiramus S. Imai, 1941 (Thickbranch angler)
- Linophryne escaramosa Bertelsen, 1982
- Linophryne indica A. B. Brauer, 1902 (Headlight angler)
- Linophryne lucifer Collett, 1886
- Linophryne macrodon Regan, 1925
- Linophryne maderensis Maul, 1961
- Linophryne parini Bertelsen, 1980
- Linophryne pennibarbata Bertelsen, 1980
- Linophryne polypogon Regan, 1925
- Linophryne quinqueramosus Beebe & Crane, 1947
- Linophryne racemifera Regan & Trewavas, 1932
- Linophryne sexfilis Bertelsen, 1973
- Linophryne trewavasae Bertelsen, 1978
Fossil Record
A fossil of what may be L. indica was found in Late Miocene strate of Los Angeles, California, along with a fossil of the related Borophryne apogon, during the construction of a metrorail.[1]
References
- 1 2 CARNEVALE, GIORGIO; THEODORE W. PIETSCH; GARY T. TAKEUCHI; RICHARD W. HUDDLESTON (2008). "FOSSIL CERATIOID ANGLERFISHES (TELEOSTEI: LOPHIIFORMES) FROM THE MIOCENE OF THE LOS ANGELES BASIN, CALIFORNIA" (PDF). Journal of Paleontology. 82 (5): 996–1008. doi:10.1666/07-113.1.
- ↑ CARNEVALE & PIETSCH "THE DEEP-SEA ANGLERFISH GENUS ACENTROPHRYNE (TELEOSTEI, CERATIOIDEI, LINOPHRYNIDAE) IN THE MIOCENE OF CALIFORNIA" Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(2):372–378, June 2009
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Linophryne in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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