Lasiognathus dinema
Lasiognathus dinema is a species of wolftrap angler found in the deep waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico.[1] It is found at depths of around 3,280 to 4,900 feet (1,000 to 1,500 meter).[2]
| Lasiognathus dinema | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Thaumatichthyidae |
| Genus: | Lasiognathus |
| Species: | L. dinema |
| Binomial name | |
| Lasiognathus dinema Pietsch, T.W. & Sutton, T.T. (2015) | |
This species is part of the Angler Fish species. This species has an illicium that is 15-47mm long. The illicium is surrounded by a posterior extension that helps protect it and has a this translucent posterior escal (umbrella like).
This species get its name due to its escal hooks Greek prefix di- 'two' and nemo- 'thread'.[3]
References
- Pietsch, T.W. & Sutton, T.T. (2015): A New Species of the Ceratioid Anglerfish Genus Lasiognathus Regan (Lophiiformes: Oneirodidae) from the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Copeia, 103 (2): 429–432.
- http://www.sci-news.com/biology/science-lasiognathus-dinema-anglerfish-03102.html
- Sutton, Tracey T.; Pietsch, Theodore W. (June 2015). "A New Species of the Ceratioid Anglerfish Genus Lasiognathus Regan (Lophiiformes: Oneirodidae) from the Northern Gulf of Mexico". Copeia. 103 (2): 429–432. doi:10.1643/CI-14-181. ISSN 0045-8511. S2CID 85885506.
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