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
Water type: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied