Biology:Bufoceratias shaoi

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Short description: Species of fish

Bufoceratias shaoi
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Diceratiidae
Genus: Bufoceratias
Species:
B. shaoi
Binomial name
Bufoceratias shaoi
Pietsch, Ho & Chen, 2004

Bufoceratias shaoi is a species of double angler, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and has been found at depths ranging from 0 to 1,200 metres (0 to 3,937 ft). It has been found in the western Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.[1] It was first described in 2004 by Theodore Pietsch, Ho Hsuan-Ching & Chen Hong-Ming.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Bufoceratias shaoi in FishBase. June 2016 version.
  2.  , Wikidata Q95668274

Wikidata ☰ Q2709972 entry