Bufoceratias
Bufoceratias is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Diceratiidae, the double anglers. Thee fishes in this genus are found i the Indian, Pacific and Western Atlantic Oceans.
| Bufoceratias | |
|---|---|
| Bufoceratias wedli | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Diceratiidae |
| Genus: | Bufoceratias Whitley, 1931 |
| Type species | |
| Phrynichthys wedli Pietschmann, 1926 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Taxonomy
Bufoceratias was first proposed as a genus in 1931 by the British-born Australian ichthyologist Gilbert Percy Whitley with Phrynichthys wedli as its type species. Whitley was replacing Phrynichthys as the genus name because Whitley thought that this name was preoccupied by Phrynichthys Agassiz, 1864, which was a replacement name for Bufichthys Swainson, 1839, and Whitley's name is now accepted.[1]
Species
There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:
- Bufoceratias microcephalus H. C. Ho, Kawai & Amaoka, 2016 (Small-head toady seadevil) [2]
- Bufoceratias shaoi Pietsch, H. C. Ho & H. M. Chen, 2004
- Bufoceratias thele (Uwate, 1979)
- Bufoceratias wedli (Pietschmann, 1926)
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Diceratiidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- Ho, H.-C., Kawai, T. & Amaoka, K. (2016): Records of deep-sea anglerfishes (Lophiiformes: Ceratioidei) from Indonesia, with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa, 4121 (3): 267–294.
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