Linophryne andersoni
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| Linophryne andersoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Linophrynidae |
| Genus: | Linophryne |
| Species: | L. andersoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Linophryne andersoni Gon,1992 | |
Linophryne andersoni is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Linophrynidae, the leftvents, a group of deep water anglerfishes. This species is found in deep water northeast of the Line Islands.[2]
Linophryne andersoni was first formally described in 1992 by the South African ichthyologist Ofer Gon with its type locality given as northeast of the Line Islands at 11°49'N, 144°51'W from a depth of 0 to 50 m (0 to 164 ft).[3] Within the genus Linophryne this species is placed within the subgenus Rhizophryne.[4] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies the genus Linophryne within the family Linophrynidae, which it places within the suborder Ceratioidei, the deep sea anglerfishes, within the order Lophiiformes, the anglerfishes.[5]
Etymology
Linophryne andersoni is a member of the genus Linophryne, a name which prefixes linos, which means "net", an allusion Collett did not explain when he proposed the genus, with phryne, meaning "toad". The prefix may be a reference to the sac like mouth hanging off the trunk, which in the holotype contained a lanternfish, like a fisherman's keep net. The second part phryne is commonly used in the names of anglerfish genera. Its use may date as far back as Aristotle and Cicero, who referred to anglerfishes as "fishing-frogs" and "sea-frogs," respectively, possibly because of their resemblance to frogs and toads. The specific name, andersoni, honours M. Eric Anderson, an ichthyologist at the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology.[4]