Chaenophryne longiceps

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Chaenophryne longiceps
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Oneirodidae
Genus: Chaenophryne
Species:
C. longiceps
Binomial name
Chaenophryne longiceps
(Regan, 1925)
Synonyms [2]
  • Chaenophryne bicornis Regan & Trewavas, 1932
  • Chaenophryne crenata Regan & Trewavas, 1932
  • Chaenophryne crossotus Beebe, 1932
  • Chaenophryne haplactis Regan & Trewavas, 1932
  • Chaenophryne longiceps quadrifilis Parr, 1927
  • Chaenophryne quadrifilis Parr, 1927

Chaenophryne longiceps, the can-opener smoothdream, longhead dreamer or smooth-head dreamer, is a species marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Oneirodidae, the dreamers, a family of deep sea anglerfishes. This predatory, deep-sea fish is found in the tropical and subtropical oceans around the world. Like other deep-sea anglerfishes it is sexually dimorphic with the matamorphosed females dwarfing the metamorphosed males, the males are not sexual parasites.

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Taxonomy

Chaenophryne longiceps Was first formally described in 1925 by the English ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan with its type locality given as 7°30'N, 79°19'W, off the Gulf of Panama at a depth of 1,500 m (4,900 ft). [3] When Regan described this species he proposed the new genus Chaenophryne , so this species is the type species of that genus by monotypy. [4] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies the genus Chaenophryne in the family Oneirodidae in the suborder Ceratioidei of the anglerfish order Lophiiformes. [5]

Etymology

Chaenophryne longiceps is the type species of the genus Chaenophryne, this name being a combination of chaeno, which means “gape”, with phryne, meaning “toad”. What this name alludes to was not explained by Regan but the first part may refer to the wide mouth of C. longiceps. The second part is a suffix commonly used in the names of anglerfish genera. Its use for these fishes 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 , longiceps, means "long head" and Regan described this species as having a long head with a recurved dorsal profile. [6]

Description

Chaenophryne longiceps has an obvious illicium which projects from the snout and a globose body. [7] There are between 6 and 8 soft rays in the dorsal fin, while the anal fin has 5 or 6 soft rays. [8] A distinguishing feature of the metamorphosed females of this species is that it has more pectoral fin rays, between 17 and 22 and typically no fewer than 18, in comparison to any other species in the genus Chaenophryne. [7] The esca elongate appendages at the sides of its front, these have internal pigmentation, varying in length from 10% of the length of the esca's bulb to being greater in length than the bulb. [8] The males are dwarfed and have between 17 and 22 denticles on the upper jaw and 23 to 27 on the lower lower jaw. The larvae, males and non metamorphosed females have a group of melanophores beneath the skin on the caudal peduncle. [9] The maximum published length of this species is 24.5 cm (9.6 in)> [8]

Habitat

Chaenophryne longiceps is a bathypelagic species, sometimes enetering the mesopelagic zone, and it is found at at depths between 500 and 1,000 m (1,600 and 3,300 ft) in tropical to temperate parts of all the Earth's oceans. [8] In 2010 it was found off Greenland for the first time. [10]

Biology

Chaenophryne longiceps feeds on fish, cephalopods and crustaceans. [8] The males are around 1.8 cm (0.71 in) in length and attach themselves to the much larger females using the specialised denticles on outside of the jaws but they are not sexually parasitic on the females. [7]

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References

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  3. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Chaenophryne". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Oneirodidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences.
  5. ↑ Nelson, J.S.; Grande, T.C.; Wilson, M.V.H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 508–518. doi:10.1002/9781119174844. ISBN   978-1-118-34233-6. LCCN   2015037522. OCLC   951899884. OL   25909650M.
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