Acentrophryne

Acentrophryne is a genus of leftvents known from the eastern Pacific Ocean. Fossils of the type species, A. longidens, have been found in Late Miocene strata of Rosedale, California.

Acentrophryne
Temporal range: Late Miocene to Recent [1]
A. longidens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Linophrynidae
Genus: Acentrophryne
Regan, 1926

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Acentrophryne dolichonema Pietsch & Shimazaki, 2005
  • Acentrophryne longidens Regan, 1926

References
Drawing of A. dolichonema
  1. CARNEVALE & PIETSCH "THE DEEP-SEA ANGLERFISH GENUS ACENTROPHRYNE (TELEOSTEI, CERATIOIDEI, LINOPHRYNIDAE) IN THE MIOCENE OF CALIFORNIA" Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(2):372โ€“378, June 2009
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Acentrophryne in FishBase. April 2012 version.


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