Melanocetus johnsonii: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Lophiiformes
- Family
- Melanocetidae
- Genus
- Melanocetus
- Species
- Melanocetus johnsonii
- Scientific Name
- Melanocetus johnsonii
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Humpback anglerfish
The humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) is a species of black seadevil in the family of Melanocetidae, which means "black sea monster". The species is named after James Yate Johnson, an English naturalist who discovered the first specimen in Madeira in 1863. The common names include anglerfish, viperfish, and fangtoothfish.
...Melanocetus johnsonii in languages:
- Chinese
- 約氏黑犀魚
- Czech
- velkotlamec Johnsonův
- Danish
- Johnsons klumpangler
- Dutch
- Johnsons hengelvis
- English
- Johnson's Black Anglerfish
- English
- Humpback Blackdevil
- English
- Humpback Anglerfish
- Japanese
- ペリカンアンコウ
- Japanese
- Perikan-ankô
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