Borophryne
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| Genus: | Borophryne Regan, 1925
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| Species: | B. apogon
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| Borophryne apogon Regan, 1925
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Borophryne apogon, the Netdevil, or Greedy Seadevil, is a species of leftvent known today from the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean off the Central American coast. It is found at a depth of around 1,750 metres (5,740 ft). This species grows to a length of 8.3 centimetres (3.3 in) TL. A fossil of B. apogon and one of the related Linophryne indica were found in Late Miocene strata of Los Angeles.[1]
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Borophryne apogon" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
- ^ a b CARNEVALE, GIORGIO; THEODORE W. PIETSCH; GARY T. TAKEUCHI; RICHARD W. HUDDLESTON (2008). "FOSSIL CERATIOID ANGLERFISHES (TELEOSTEI: LOPHIIFORMES) FROM THE MIOCENE OF THE LOS ANGELES BASIN, CALIFORNIA" (PDF). Journal of Paleontology. 82 (5): 996–1008. doi:10.1666/07-113.1.
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