''Linophryne macrodon'' is a species of bearded seadevils in the family Linophrynidae, that live in waters 300 to 1000 m (980 to 3280 ft) deep in the Eastern Central Pacific Ocean.

Description

Females grow up to 9.1 cm in length, and have a single distal branched filament, that is half the diameter of the bulb. It has three branches along each side of the bulb, that can be 3 times the diameter of the bulb, and have subdermal

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on the caudal peduncle. Males are smaller, at only 2.2 cm in length, and have pointed sphenotic spines. The eggs of ''L. macrodon'' are only 1 mm in diameter.

Specimens

All the specimens of ''L. macrodon'' have been caught from non-closing nets, from depths to 1000 m (3280 ft), but one that was 44 mm was taken at only 300 m (980 ft) deep from a bottom haul in the

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2115197 Fish described in 1925 Linophrynidae