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Bufoceratias microcephalus

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Bufoceratias microcephalus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Diceratiidae
Genus: Bufoceratias
Species:
B. microcephalus
Binomial name
Bufoceratias microcephalus

Bufoceratias microcephalus, the small-head toady seadevil, is a species of deep sea marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Diceratiidae, the double anglers. This is a bathypelagic species which is known only from its holotype which was taken from a depth between 755 and 770 m (2,477 and 2,526 ft) in the eastern Indian Ocean off the coast of Java at 8°31.3'S, 110°25.0'E - 8°30.8'S, 110°23.6'E.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Robertson, R. & Carpenter, K.E. (2019). "Bufoceratias microcephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T139929862A140322863. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T139929862A140322863.en. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Bufocertias". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bufoceratias microcephalus". FishBase. February 2024 version.