Caulophryne jordani
Caulophryne jordani, commonly known as the fanfin angler, is a species of fanfin, a type of anglerfish. The fish is primarily found in the bathyal zone at depths ranging from 100 to 1,510 metres (330 to 4,950 ft).[2] It has many unusual tentacles with lights attached.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Caulophrynidae |
| Genus: | Caulophryne |
| Species: | C. jordani |
| Binomial name | |
| Caulophryne jordani Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 | |
In 2016, the reproduction of this species was observed and captured on video at around 800 m (2,600 ft) deep in waters around the Azores. This was the first ever recorded video of a sexually united pair of deep sea anglerfish.[3]
References
- Knudsen, S. (2015). "Caulophryne jordani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190447A60458538. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190447A60458538.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Caulophryne jordani in FishBase. June 2016 version.
- "Exclusive: 'I've never seen anything like it.' Video of mating deep-sea anglerfish stuns biologists". Science. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
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