Lasiognathus intermedius

Lasiognathus intermedius
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lophiiformes
Family:	Thaumatichthyidae
Genus:	Lasiognathus
Species:	L. intermedius
Binomial name
	Lasiognathus intermedius; Bertelsen & Pietsch, 1996

Lasiognathus intermedius is a species of wolftrap angler known from the western Atlantic Ocean and the southeastern Pacific Ocean where it occurs at depths of around 1,265 metres (4,150 ft). The females of this species grow to a length of 12.9 centimetres (5.1 in) SL. This species has an elongated, cylindrical distal appendage with a short, cylindrical prolongation at the tip without any lateral serrations or filaments. The posterior escal appendage is cylindrical in shape. Its species name refers to its esca being intermediate in shape between those of L. beebei and those of L. saccostoma and L. waltoni.^[1]

References

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lasiognathus intermedius". FishBase. April 2012 version.

^ Bertelsen, E.; Pietsch, T.W. (May 16, 1996). "Revision of the Ceratioid Anglerfish Genus Lasiognathus (Lophiiformes: Thaumatichthyidae), with the Description of a New Species". Copeia. 1996 (2): 401–409. doi:10.2307/1446856. JSTOR 1446856.

This order Lophiiformes-related (anglerfish) article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[bertelsen_and_pietsch-1] Bertelsen, E.; Pietsch, T.W. (May 16, 1996). "Revision of the Ceratioid Anglerfish Genus Lasiognathus (Lophiiformes: Thaumatichthyidae), with the Description of a New Species". Copeia. 1996 (2): 401–409. doi:10.2307/1446856. JSTOR 1446856.

[1]