Soft leafvent angler
📖 Overview
Also mesopelagic . A small deep-sea angler fish. Males dwarfed, becoming parasitic on females . An 8 cm female was found with 3 parasitic males of 18 mm length, attached to her ventral side. Adult (=parasitic) males are colorless with reduced teeth, jaws, and eyes. Information on the maximum length of female was taken from Ref. 10762.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 3; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 3. Mature females are unpigmented and have a nearly rounded shape of body. There are spines above the eyes and behind the mouth. The illicium consists of a rounded flap without pole. Small numerous teeth in both jaws . Free lining males are characterized by: having weak sphenotic spines, nearly absent; slender and angled preopercle; moderately elevated epiotic region of skull; well developed premaxillae; 20-24 teeth on each side of upper and lower jaws .: short and / or deep; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Soft leafvent angler is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Soft leafvent angler is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Soft leafvent angler is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous ; depth range ? - 2250 m . Deep-water known from off Madeira.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Ghostly seadevil · Soft Leafvent Angler |
| 🌍CES | bradovous malozubý |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Blegangler |
| 🇩🇪German | Tiefseeangler |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | sarvikuultokrotti |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Yureionianko · ユウレイオニアンコウ |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Нежная гаплофрина |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 獨樹鬚魚 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aceratias mollis | Brauer | 1902 | Synonym |
| Edriolychnus macracanthus | Regan & Trewavas | 1932 | Synonym |
| Edriolychnus radians | Regan & Trewavas | 1932 | Synonym |
| Edriolychnus roulei | Regan & Trewavas | 1932 | Synonym |
| Edriolychnus schmidti | Regan | 1925 | Synonym |
| Edriolynchnus macracanthus | Regan & Trewavas | 1932 | Synonym |
| Eridolchynus schmidti | Regan | 1925 | Synonym |
| Haplophryne triregium | Whitley & Phillipps | 1939 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 10 records indexed .
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