Double angler

Double anglers
Two-rod anglerfish, Diceratias bispinosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lophiiformes
Family:	Diceratiidae
Genera
Bufoceratias Diceratias See text for species.

Double anglers are a family, Diceratiidae, of anglerfishes. They are found in deep, lightless waters of the Atlantic, Indian and western Pacific Oceans.^[1]

They are easily distinguished from other anglerfishes by their possession of a second light-bearing dorsal fin spine immediately behind the illicium (the bioluminescent lure present in other anglerfishes).

As in other anglerfishes, males are very much smaller than the females and, after a larval and adolescent free-living stage, spend the rest of their life parasitically attached to a female.

Species in this family are known almost entirely from adolescent females: only two larvae, one adult female, and one adult male have been found.^[2]

The first specimen of the Two-rod anglerfish (first called Ceratias bispinosus) was collected during the expedition of the HMS Challenger during the years 1873-1876. It was first described by Albert Günther in 1887 in volume 22 of "Report on the deep-sea fishes collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of ADD" ^[3]

Species

There are six species in two genera:

• Genus Bufoceratias
  • Bufoceratias shaoi Pietsch, Ho & Chen, 2004.
  • Bufoceratias thele (Uwate, 1979).
  • Bufoceratias wedli (Pietschmann, 1926).
• Genus Diceratias
  • Two-rod anglerfish, Diceratias bispinosus (Günther, 1887).
  • Diceratias pileatus Uwate, 1979.
  • Diceratias trilobus Balushkin & Fedorov, 1986.

See also

• List of fish families

References

1. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Diceratiidae" in FishBase. February 2006 version.
2. ^ Theodore W. Pietsch (2005). "Diceratiidae". Tree of Life web project. http://tolweb.org/Diceratiidae/22006. Retrieved 4 April 2006. 
3. ^ "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences - Ichthyology. 2007. http://research.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?ID=2013. Retrieved 2008-06-17. 

This order Lophiiformes (Anglerfish) related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Diceratiidae Deep sea fish Lophiiformes stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Daly languages Identity and Passport Service Look at other dictionaries: Double Whammy (novel) — This article is about the novel by Carl Hiaasen. For other uses, see Double Whammy (disambiguation). Double Whammy   …   Wikipedia double haul — a fly cast where the angler quickly pulls and releases the line on both the back cast and the forward cast creating a greater line speed and casting farther or cutting through wind …   Dictionary of ichthyology fish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. angle; pull out, dredge; solicit; search. See pursuit, desire, fish, food. II Aquatic vertebrate animal Nouns 1. fish, denizen of the deep, Pisces; anadromous, freshwater or saltwater fish, tropical …   English dictionary for students Fly fishing — in a river Fly fishing is an angling method in which an artificial fly is used to catch fish. The fly is cast using a fly rod, reel, and specialized weighted line. Casting a nearly weightless fly or lure requires casting techniques significantly… …   Wikipedia Fly fishing tackle — comprises the fishing tackle or equipment typically used by fly anglers. Fly fishing tackle includes: * Fly rods a specialized type of fishing rod designed to cast fly line and artificial flies * Fly reels a specialized type of fishing reel… …   Wikipedia Dry-Fly Fishing in Theory and Practice —   …   Wikipedia Ned Chaillet — Edward William Ned Chaillet, III (  /ˈʃaɪ …   Wikipedia List of fishes of India — This is a list of the fish species found in India and is based on FishBase. [Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2006.FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. [http://www.fishbase.org] , version (05/2006)] AlbuliformesAlbulidae… …   Wikipedia Fishing reel — A spinning reel A fishing reel is a cylindrical device attached to a fishing rod used in winding the line .[1] Modern fishing reels usually have fittings which make it easier to retrieve the line and deploy ( cast ) it for better accuracy or… …   Wikipedia List of knots — This list of knots includes many alternate names for common knots. Knot names have evolved over time and there are many conflicting or confusing naming issues. The overhand knot, for example, is also known as the thumb knot. The figure of eight… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”