Lasiognathus waltoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lophiiformes |
Family: | Thaumatichthyidae |
Genus: | Lasiognathus |
Species: | L. waltoni
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Binomial name | |
Lasiognathus waltoni
Nolan &
Rosenblatt, 1975
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Lasiognathus waltoni is a species of wolftrap angler known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean. This species is found at depths to around 1,350 metres (4,430 ft). The females of this species grow to a length of 9.4 centimetres (3.7 in) SL. This species is characterized by a membranous anterior crest on its escal bulb, and an elongated, cylindrical distal escal appendage without a prolongation at the tip. Its species name honors Sir Isaac Walton, author of The Compleat Angler. [1]
Lasiognathus waltoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lophiiformes |
Family: | Thaumatichthyidae |
Genus: | Lasiognathus |
Species: | L. waltoni
|
Binomial name | |
Lasiognathus waltoni
Nolan &
Rosenblatt, 1975
|
Lasiognathus waltoni is a species of wolftrap angler known from the eastern central Pacific Ocean. This species is found at depths to around 1,350 metres (4,430 ft). The females of this species grow to a length of 9.4 centimetres (3.7 in) SL. This species is characterized by a membranous anterior crest on its escal bulb, and an elongated, cylindrical distal escal appendage without a prolongation at the tip. Its species name honors Sir Isaac Walton, author of The Compleat Angler. [1]