Sladenia shaefersi

(Sladenia shaefersi)

Description

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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Actinopterygii

Order:Lophiiformes

Family:Lophiidae

Genus:Sladenia

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