Bufoceratias shaoi

Bufoceratias shaoi is a species of double angler, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and has been found at depths ranging from 0 to 1,200 metres (0 to 3,937 ft). It has been found in the western Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.[1]

Bufoceratias shaoi
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Lophiiformes
Family:
Diceratiidae
Genus:
Bufoceratias
Species:
B. shaoi
Binomial name
Bufoceratias shaoi
Pietsch, H. C. Ho & H. M. Chen, 2004

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Bufoceratias shaoi in FishBase. June 2016 version.


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