Biology:Sladenia shaefersi

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Sladenia shaefersi
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Schaefer's Anglerfish from Estuary to Abyss Expedition 2004
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Shaefer's Anglerfish during Operation Deep Slope 2007
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Lophiidae
Genus: Sladenia
Species:
S. shaefersi
Binomial name
Sladenia shaefersi
J. H. Caruso & Bullis, 1976

Sladenia shaefersi is a species of fish in the family Lophiidae. It also commonly goes by the name of Shaefer's anglerfish.[1] It was first discovered in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Colombia and was described in 1976.[2] It grows to 28 cm (11 in) standard length.[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Edward A. Schaefers, the former chief of the Exploratory Fishing and Gear Research Branch of the now renamed Bureau of Commercial Fisheries.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ross, S.; Cobián Rojas, D.; Espinosa-Perez, H.; Vega-Cendejas, M. (2019). "Sladenia shaefersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T190326A131491584. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T190326A131491584.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/190326/131491584. Retrieved 31 October 2022. 
  2. Caruso, John H.; Bullis, Harvey R. (1976). "A review of the lophiid angler fish genus Sladenia, with a description of a new species from the Caribbean Sea". Bulletin of Marine Science 26 (1): 59–64. https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1976/00000026/00000001/art00008. 
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Sladenia shaefersi" in FishBase. August 2022 version.
  4. "Order LOPHIIFORMES (part 1): Families LOPHIIDAE, ANTENNARIIDAE, TETRABRACHIIDAE, LOPHICHTHYIDAE, BRACHIONICHTHYIDAE, CHAUNACIDAE and OGCOCEPHALIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/lophiiformes1/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q375149 entry