Lasiognathus waltoni
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| Lasiognathus waltoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Oneirodidae |
| Genus: | Lasiognathus |
| Species: | L. waltoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Lasiognathus waltoni Nolan & Rosenblatt, 1975 | |
Lasiognathus waltoni is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Thaumatichthyidae, the wolftrap anglers. This species is known only from the eastern central Pacific Ocean.
Lasiognatus waltoni was first formally described in 1975 by the ichthyologists Ronald Scott Nolan and Richard Heinrich Rosenblatt with its type locality given as the Caribbean Sea, approximately 98 km (61 mi) the northern central Pacific, to the northeast of the Hawaiian Islands ], at 30°39.1'N, 155°23.4'W or 30°39.2'N, 155°18.1'W, from a depth of 0–1,350 m (0–4,429 ft) where the sea was 5,661 m (18,573 ft) deep.[2] The genus Lasiognathus is classified by the 5th edition of Fishes of the World in the family Thaumatichthyidae within the suborder Ceratioidei of the anglerfish order Lophiiformes.[3]
Etymology
Lasiognathus waltoni is a member of the genus Lasiognathus, this name is a combination of lasios, meaning "bearded", and gnathus, which means "jaw". This may be a reference to the many long teeth in the upper jaw, giving the appearance of a beard. The specific name honours Sir Izaak Walton, the author of The Compleat Angler, so this is an anglerfish named in honour of a famous angler.[4]