Caulophryne

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Lophiiformes
Subordo: Ogcocephalioidei
Superfamilia: Ceratioidea

Familia: Caulophrynidae
Genus: Caulophryne
Species: C. jordani – C. pelagica – C. pietschi – C. polynema
Name

Caulophryne Goode & Bean, 1896

Gender: feminine

Type species: Caulophryne jordani Goode & Bean, 1896, by monotypy.
References

Goode, G. B. & T. H. Bean (1896) Oceanic ichthyology, a treatise on the deep-sea and pelagic fishes of the world, based chiefly upon the collections made by the steamers Blake, Albatross, and Fish Hawk in the northwestern Atlantic, with an atlas containing 417 figures. Special Bulletin U. S. National Museum No. 2: Text: i-xxxv + 1-26 + 1-553, Atlas: i-xxiii, 1-26, 123 pls.

Links

Caulophryne – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Caulophryne is a genus of fanfins.
Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]

Caulophryne bacescui Mihai-Bardan, 1982
Caulophryne jordani Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (Fanfin angler)
Caulophryne pelagica A. B. Brauer, 1902
Caulophryne polynema Regan, 1930 (Hairy angler)

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Caulophryne in FishBase. August 2014 version.