Horned lantern fish
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The horned lantern fish or prickly seadevil (Centrophryne spinulosa) is a deep-sea anglerfish found worldwide. It is the sole species in the family Centrophrynidae, distinguished from other deep-sea anglerfishes by various characters including four pectoral radials, an anterior spine on the subopercular bone, and a short hyoid (chin) barbel in both sexes.[1][2]
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Horned lantern fish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lophiiformes |
Suborder: | Ceratioidei |
Family: | Centrophrynidae Bertelsen, 1951 |
Genus: | Centrophryne Regan & Trewavas, 1932 |
Species: | C. spinulosa |
Binomial name | |
Centrophryne spinulosa | |
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