Acentrophryne longidens

Acentrophryne longidens

A deep sea anglerfish of Costa Rica and Panama waters

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
Deep-bodied
Small

Acentrophryne longidens is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Linophryidae, the leftvents, a family of deep sea anglerfishes. This species is only known from the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Costa Rica and Panama.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Anglerfishes
Family: Linophrynidae
Genus: Acentrophryne
Maximum length: 5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Gulf of Panama and Costa Rica,
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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