Wonderfish

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Wonderfish

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Thaumatichthyidae
Genera

Lasiognathus
Thaumatichthys
See text for species.

Wonderfish form a small family of anglerfishes, Thaumatichthyidae, comprised of 2 genera. They are native to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. They resemble the Oneirodidae but have a distinctive upper jaw which projects beyond the lower and gives them their alternative common name of wolftrap anglers. The common name "wonderfish" is a literal translation of the type genus, "Thaumatichthys".

[edit] Species

FishBase lists eight species in two genera:[1]

  • Genus Lasiognathus (Wolftrap anglers)
    • Lasiognathus amphirhamphus Pietsch, 2005.
    • Lasiognathus beebei Regan & Trewavas, 1932.
    • Lasiognathus intermedius Bertelsen & Pietsch, 1996.
    • Lasiognathus saccostoma Regan, 1925.
    • Lasiognathus waltoni Nolan & Rosenblatt, 1975.
  • Genus Thaumatichthys (Wonderfish)
    • Thaumatichthys axeli (Bruun, 1953).
    • Thaumatichthys binghami Parr, 1927.
    • Thaumatichthys pagidostomus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912.

[edit] References

Wikispecies has information related to:
  1. ^ "Thaumatichthyidae". FishBase. Ed. Rainer Froese and Daniel Pauly. March 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.