Lasiognathus dinema

Lasiognathus dinema is a species of wolftrap angler found in the deep waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico.[1] It is found at depths of around 3,280 to 4,900 feet (1,000 to 1,500 meter).[2]

Lasiognathus dinema
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Lophiiformes
Family:
Thaumatichthyidae
Genus:
Lasiognathus
Species:
L. dinema
Binomial name
Lasiognathus dinema
Pietsch, T.W. & Sutton, T.T. (2015)

This species is part of the Angler Fish species. This species has an illicium that is 15-47mm long. The illicium is surrounded by a posterior extension that helps protect it and has a this translucent posterior escal (umbrella like).

This species get its name due to its escal hooks Greek prefix di- 'two' and nemo- 'thread'.[3]

References
  1. Pietsch, T.W. & Sutton, T.T. (2015): A New Species of the Ceratioid Anglerfish Genus Lasiognathus Regan (Lophiiformes: Oneirodidae) from the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Copeia, 103 (2): 429–432.
  2. http://www.sci-news.com/biology/science-lasiognathus-dinema-anglerfish-03102.html
  3. Sutton, Tracey T.; Pietsch, Theodore W. (June 2015). "A New Species of the Ceratioid Anglerfish Genus Lasiognathus Regan (Lophiiformes: Oneirodidae) from the Northern Gulf of Mexico". Copeia. 103 (2): 429–432. doi:10.1643/CI-14-181. ISSN 0045-8511.


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