Bufoceratias microcephalus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis/Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Lophiiformes
Subordo: Ogcocephalioidei
Superfamilia: Ceratioidea
Familia: Diceratiidae
Genus: Bufoceratias
Species: Bufoceratias microcephalus

Name

Bufoceratias microcephalus Ho, Kawai & Amaoka, 2016

Type locality: st. 29, 8°31.3'S, 110°25.0'E– 8°30.8'S, 110°23.6'E off Java, Indonesia, eastern Indian Ocean, 755–770 m depth.

Etymology: Named for the relatively small head of this species compared to that of all other congeners.

English: Small-head Toady Seadevil

Ho, H-C., Kawai, T. & Amaoka, K. 2016. Records of deep-sea anglerfishes (Lophiiformes: Ceratioidei) from Indonesia, with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 4121(3): 267–294. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4121.3.3 . Full article (PDF) Reference page.

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