Linophryne

Linophryne is a genus of leftvents, commonly called the "bearded seadevils."

Linophryne
Temporal range: Late Miocene to Recent [1][2]
L. arborifera
L. lucifer
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Linophryne

Collett, 1886

Species

There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus:[3]

Fossil Record

A fossil of what may be L. indica was found in Late Miocene strate of Los Angeles, California, along with a fossil of the related Borophryne apogon, during the construction of a metrorail.[1]

References

  1. CARNEVALE, GIORGIO; THEODORE W. PIETSCH; GARY T. TAKEUCHI; RICHARD W. HUDDLESTON (2008). "Fossil ceratioid anglerfishes (Teleostei: Lophiiformes) from the Miocene of the Los Angeles Basin, California" (PDF). Journal of Paleontology. 82 (5): 996–1008. doi:10.1666/07-113.1. S2CID 129926776. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  2. CARNEVALE & PIETSCH "THE DEEP-SEA ANGLERFISH GENUS ACENTROPHRYNE (TELEOSTEI, CERATIOIDEI, LINOPHRYNIDAE) IN THE MIOCENE OF CALIFORNIA" Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(2):372–378, June 2009 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Linophryne in FishBase. April 2012 version.


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