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Caulophryne pelagica (Brauer, 1902)

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Cape Verde country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cv.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Pietsch, T.W., 2009
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Common names from other countries

大洋茎角鮟鱇, 大洋莖角鮟鱇, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) > Caulophrynidae (Fanfins)
Etymology: Caulophryne: Greek, 'kaulos' or 'caulis' = stem + Greek, 'phryne' = toad (according to Goode and Bean (1896): "a 'phryne'-like fish with the cephalic tentacle supported on a stemlike base") ( Ref. 86949).;  pelagica: Named for Theodore W. Pietsch..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 954 - 2500 m (Ref. 40966).   Deep-water

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