Humpback anglerfish

Humpback anglerfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Melanocetidae
Genus: Melanocetus
Species:
M. johnsonii
Binomial name
Melanocetus johnsonii
Günther, 1864

The humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) is a species of black seadevil in the family of Melanocetidae, which means "black whale" in Greek.[1] The species is named after James Yate Johnson, the English naturalist who discovered the first specimen in Madeira in 1863.[2] The common names include anglerfish, viperfish and fangtoothfish.[2][3]

  1. ^ Froese, R., Pauly D., Eds. (2015) Melanocetus johnsonii. FishBase.
  2. ^ a b Fitch, J.E., Lavenberg R.J. (1968). Deep-water teleostean fishes of California. University of California Press, 115.
  3. ^ Humpback Blackdevil, Melanocetus johnsonii Gunther, 1864. Australian Museum.