Spiniphryne gladisfenae
| Spiniphryne gladisfenae | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Oneirodidae |
| Genus: | Spiniphryne |
| Species: | S. gladisfenae |
| Binomial name | |
| Spiniphryne gladisfenae (Beebe, 1932) | |
Spiniphryne gladisfenae, the Prickly dreamer, is a species of dreamer known only from the Atlantic Ocean. The females of this species grow to a length of 10.5 centimetres (4.1 in) SL. The esca contains two bulbous appendages on the tip, covered with tiny papillae and with clusters of tiny filaments around the base. There is also a large appendage on the back, divided at the end into three lobes or many filaments. The number of lateral escal filaments varies from none to three. S. gladisfenae also has fewer dental teeth than S. duhameli.[1]
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Spiniphryne gladisfenae" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
- ↑ Pietsch, T. W. and Baldwin, Z. H. (April 4, 2006). Buth, D., ed. "A Revision of the Deep-Sea Anglerfish Genus Spiniphryne Bertelsen (Lophiiformes: Ceratioidei: Oneirodidae), with Description of a New Species from the Central and Eastern North Pacific Ocean". Copeia 2006 (3): 404–411. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2006)2006[404:AROTDA]2.0.CO;2. Retrieved 2008-10-10.