A deepsea anglerfish, Bufoceratias wedli

Scientific name: Bufoceratias wedli
  • Updated
    13/04/22
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A deepsea anglerfish, <i>Bufoceratias wedli</i> Click to enlarge image
A deepsea anglerfish, Bufoceratias wedli. Note the lines of sensory papillae and the long lure that terminates in an esca. Image: N.J. Marshall & Harb. Br. Oceanog. Inst.
© N.J. Marshall & Harb. Br. Oceanog. Inst.

Fast Facts

  • Classification
    Genus
    Bufoceratias
    Species
    wedli
    Family
    Ceratiidae
A deepsea anglerfish, <i>Bufoceratias wedli</i>
A deepsea anglerfish, Bufoceratias wedli. Note the lines of sensory papillae and the long lure that terminates in an esca. Image: N.J. Marshall & Harb. Br. Oceanog. Inst.
© N.J. Marshall & Harb. Br. Oceanog. Inst.

A deepsea anglerfish, Bufoceratias wedli. Note the lines of sensory papillae and the long lure that terminates in an esca.