Phyllorhinichthys balushkini

Phyllorhinichthys balushkini is a species of dreamer found in the Atlantic Ocean. The females of this species grow to a length of 14.5 centimetres (5.7 in) SL. The illicium is longer than that of P. micractis. The esca bears a single forward appendage containing a pair of internal light-guiding tubes that diverge from each other at the tip. The rear escal appendage is extremely long, measuring over half the length of the fish, covered with dark skin and ending in a pair of translucent bulbs. The snout flaps are relatively small.[1]

Phyllorhinichthys balushkini
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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P. balushkini
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Phyllorhinichthys balushkini
Pietsch, 2004

References

  1. Pietsch, Theodore W.; Buth, D. G. (July 2, 2004). Buth, D. G. (ed.). "Revision of the Deep-Sea Anglerfish Genus Phyllorhinichthys Pietsch (Lophiiformes: Ceratioidei: Oneirodidae), with the Description of a New Species from the Atlantic Ocean" (PDF). Copeia. 2004 (4): 797–803. doi:10.1643/CI-04-105R. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-10.


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