Fowlerichthys senegalensis

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Fowlerichthys senegalensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Antennariidae
Genus: Fowlerichthys
Species:
F. senegalensis
Binomial name
Fowlerichthys senegalensis
(Cadenat, 1959)
Synonyms [2]
  • Antennarius senegalensisCadenat, 1959

Fowlerichthys senegalensis, the Senegalese frogfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes. This fish is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the western coast of Africa.

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Taxonomy

Fowlerichthys senegalensis was first formally described as Antennarius senegalensis in 1959 by the French ichthyologist Jean Cadenat with its type locality given as Cap des Biches in Senegal. [3] Within the genus this species is most closelt related to the ocellated frogfish (F. ocellatus). [4] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies the genus Fowlerichthys in the family Antennariidae within the suborder Antennarioidei within the order Lophiiformes, the anglerfishes. [5]

Etymology

Fowlerichthys senegalensis has the genus name Fowlerichthys which combines Fowler, honouring the American ichthyologist Henry Weed Fowler of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia who gave Barbour the type specimen of the type species of the genus, F. floridanus , with ichthys, which means fish. The specific name, senegalensis, means "of Senegal", the type locality. [6]

Description

Fowlerichthys senegalensis has 3 dorsal spines, a dorsal fin with 14 soft rays and an anal fin with between 6 and 10 soft rays. The body is globular in shape and short with a large mouth with numerous small teeth. [2] The first dorsal spine, the illicium has a small esca [4] and it is almost the same length as the second dorsal spine. The rough skin has a dense covering of bifurcate spines. The pectoral fin lobes are connected to the body, [2] The overall colour is mottle brown in life with a dark, pale margined ocellus [4] below the base of the dorsal fin on each side of the body. This species has a maximum published standard length of 28.5 cm (11.2 in). [2]

Distribution and habitat

Fowlerichthys senegalensis is found in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean off the western coast of Africa between Morocco south as far as Angola, including the Cape Verde Islands and the islands in the Gulf of Guinea. The Senegalese frogfish is found at depths between 45 and 115 m (148 and 377 ft) on rocky reefs and sandy and muddy areas below the low tide mark. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Arnold, R. (2015). "Fowlerichthys senegalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T21112836A21910505. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T21112836A21910505.en . Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2024). "Fowlerichthys senegalensis" in FishBase. February 2024 version.
  3. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Fowlerichthys". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Teresa Zubi. "Fowlerichthys senegalensis". www.frogfish.ch. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  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.
  6. ↑ Christopher Scharpf (14 November 2022). "Order LOPHIIFORMES (part 1): Families LOPHIIDAE, ANTENNARIIDAE, TETRABRACHIIDAE, LOPHICHTHYIDAE, BRACHIONICHTHYIDAE, CHAUNACIDAE and OGCOCEPHALIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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