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illuminated netdevil (Linophryne arborifera)
Linophryne arborifera (no common name)
The author is Dr Tony Ayling, the illustration was originally published in Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand by Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Linophryne_arborifera_(no_common_name).gif
The illuminated netdevil (Linophryne arborifera) is an anglerfish of the family Linophrynidae, found in all tropical and subtropical oceans at depths below 1,000 m in the Bathyal zone. The female is up to 77 mm and significantly larger than the mature, parasitic male which reaches only 15 mm long.
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Linophrynidae
Genus: Linophryne
Species: Linophryne arborifera Regan, 1925 |
