Thaumatichthyidae
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| Thaumatichthyidae | |
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| Thaumatichthys pagidostomus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Thaumatichthyidae |
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Thaumatichthyidae is a small family deep-sea anglerfishes, containing two genera and eight species found in all oceans. They are commonly known as wonderfish (a literal translation of Thaumatichthys) or wolftrap anglers, because of their distinctive upper jaws with movable premaxillaries that can be lowered to form a cage-like trap around the much shorter lower jaw. They are related to (and were formerly placed within) the Oneirodidae.[1]
[edit] Species
- Genus Lasiognathus
- Lasiognathus amphirhamphus Pietsch, 2005.
- Lasiognathus beebei Regan & Trewavas, 1932.
- Lasiognathus intermedius Bertelsen & Pietsch, 1996.
- Lasiognathus saccostoma Regan, 1925.
- Lasiognathus waltoni Nolan & Rosenblatt, 1975.
- Genus Thaumatichthys
- Thaumatichthys axeli (Bruun, 1953).
- Thaumatichthys binghami Parr, 1927.
- Thaumatichthys pagidostomus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912.
[edit] References
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Thaumatichthyidae" in FishBase. March 2006 version.
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