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Acentrophryne
''Acentrophryne'' is a genus of deep-sea anglerfish in the family Linophrynidae, the leftvents, known from the eastern Pacific Ocean. Fossils of the type species, ''A. longidens'', have been found in Late Miocene strata of Rosedale, California. Taxonomy ''Acentrophryne'' was firs proposed as a monospecific genus in 1926 by the English ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan when he described ''Acentrophryne longidens'' as a new species. ''A. longidens'' was described by Regan from a holotype collected at 7°30'N, 79°19'W in the Gulf of Panama from a depth of around by the Danish research vessel ''Dana''. The 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies this genus within the family Linophrynidae, which it places within the suborder Ceratioidei, the deep sea anglerfishes, within the order Lophiiformes, the anglerfishes. Etymology ''Acentrophryne'' prefixes ''a'', meaning "without", to ''kentron'', meaning "spine", a reference to the lack of a spine on the preoperculum. This is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acentrophryne Longidens
''Acentrophryne longidens'' is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ... leftvent, Linophryidae, the leftvents, a family of Ceratioidei, deep sea anglerfishes. This species is only known from the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Costa Rica and Panama. Taxonomy ''Acentrophryne longidens'' was first formally Species description, described in 1926 by the English ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan with its Type locality (biology), type locality given as 7°30'N, 79°19'W in the Gulf of Panama from a depth of around , the holotype being collected by the Danish research vessel ''Dana (1921), Dana''. When Regan described this species he proposed that it be placed in the new monospecific genus ''Acentrophryne'', making ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
