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Humpback Anglerfish

Fish

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
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
No Significant Interaction with Humans 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 5
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 6
Scientific Name
Melanocetus johnsonii 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Lophiiformes, Taxa
Source Humpback Anglerfish (Wikidata)

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Humpback Anglerfish

In Ecosystem

Deep Sea, Ecosystems
Source Wikipedia: Humpback Anglerfish
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Mauritania

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Mauritius

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Mexico

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Morocco

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Mozambique

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Myanmar

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Namibia

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Nauru

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Netherlands

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New Zealand

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Nicaragua

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Nigeria

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North Korea

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Norway

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Oman

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Pakistan

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Panama

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Peru

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Philippines

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Portugal

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Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Saint Lucia

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Seychelles

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Sierra Leone

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Solomon Islands

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South Africa

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South Korea

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Spain

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Sri Lanka

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Humpback Anglerfish
Wikipedia
  • Lead
    M. johnsonii are ambush predators, meaning that they use a sit-and-wait predation strategy.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Biome: Marine, Lead section
    The humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) is a species of black seadevil in the family of Melanocetidae, which means "black sea monster".
  • In Ecosystem: Deep Sea, Reproduction
    Searching for a mate for M. johnsonii is difficult because they live solitarily and far apart from each other in the deep sea.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. FishBase: Melanocetus johnsonii summary
FishBaseHuman uses
Quote, Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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4. 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
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5. NatureServe Explorer: Melanocetus johnsonii
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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6. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Animalia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Animals","language":"EN"},{"name":"Fauna","language":"EN"},{"name":"Animaux","language":"FR"}],"cites_listings":[]
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