Sladenia shaefersi
| Sladenia shaefersi | |
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| Schaefer's Anglerfish from Estuary to Abyss Expedition 2004 | |
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| Shaefer's Anglerfish during Operation Deep Slope 2007 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Lophiidae |
| Genus: | Sladenia |
| Species: | S. shaefersi |
| Binomial name | |
| Sladenia shaefersi J. H. Caruso & Bullis, 1976 | |
Sladenia shaefersi is a species of fish in the Lophiidae family. It also commonly goes by the name of Shaefer's anglerfish. It was first discovered in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Colombia and was described in 1976.
References
- John H. Caruso and Harvey R. Bullis, A Review of the Lophiid Angler Fish Genus Sladenia With a Description of a New Species From the Caribbean Sea, Bulletin of Marine Science, Volume 26, Number 1, January 1976, pp. 59–64(6).
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