Caulophryne_jordani

<i>Caulophryne jordani</i>

Caulophryne jordani

Species of fish

Caulophryne jordani, commonly known as the fanfin angler, is a species of fanfin, a type of anglerfish. The fish is primarily found in the bathyal zone at depths ranging from 100 to 1,510 metres (330 to 4,950 ft).[2] It has many unusual tentacles with lights attached.

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In 2016, the reproduction of this species was observed and captured on video at around 800 m (2,600 ft) deep in waters around the Azores. This was the first ever recorded video of a sexually united pair of deep sea anglerfish.[3]

References

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  1. [1]
    Knudsen, S. (2015). "Caulophryne jordani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190447A60458538. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190447A60458538.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Caulophryne jordani in FishBase. June 2016 version.
  3. [3]
    "Exclusive: 'I've never seen anything like it.' Video of mating deep-sea anglerfish stuns biologists". Science. Retrieved 28 March 2021.


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