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Humpback Anglerfish

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The humpback anglerfish is a species of black seadevil in the family Melanocetidae, a name that means black sea monster. It is named after James Yate Johnson, an English naturalist who discovered the first specimen in Madeira in 1863, and its other common names include anglerfish, viperfish and fangtoothfish.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Melanocetus johnsonii 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Lophiiformes, Taxa
Source Humpback Anglerfish (Wikidata)
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Sources
1. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
2. Humpback Anglerfish (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q535212 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Lophiiformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source
3. Wikipedia: Humpback Anglerfish
WikipediaSpeciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
Quote, Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
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