Thaumatichthyidae
Thaumatichthys pagidostomus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Suborder: Ceratioidei
Family: Thaumatichthyidae
Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
Genera

Thaumatichthyidae, the wolftrap anglers, is a small family of deep-sea anglerfishes, containing two genera and eight species found in all oceans. They are commonly known as wolftrap anglers or wolftrap seadevils because of their distinctive upper jaws with movable premaxillaries that can be lowered to form a cage-like trap around the much shorter lower jaw. They are related to (and were formerly placed within) the family Oneirodidae.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Thaumatichthyidae" in FishBase. March 2006 version.


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