Spiniphryne duhameli is a species of dreamer known from the central Pacific Ocean. The females of this species grow to a length of 11.7 centimetres (4.6 in) SL. The esca contains a pair of short, slender filaments at the tip, a small, simple appendage without distal filaments on the back, and three pairs of long, slender filaments on the sides. S. duhameli also has more dental teeth than S. gladisfenae.[1]

Spiniphryne duhameli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Oneirodidae
Genus: Spiniphryne
Species:
S. duhameli
Binomial name
Spiniphryne duhameli

References edit

  1. ^ Pietsch, T. W. & 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" (PDF). Copeia. 2006 (3): 404–411. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2006)2006[404:AROTDA]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 86695813. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-10.