Shao’s Anglerfish

Bufoceratias shaoi

Anglerfish from Indo West Pacific

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Deep-bodied
Small

Bufoceratias shaoi is a species of double angler, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and has been found at depths ranging from 0 to 1,200 metres (0 to 3,937 ft). It has been found in the western Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Anglerfishes
Family: Diceratiidae
Genus: Bufoceratias
Maximum length: 10.1 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique Channel and off the northeast coast of Taiwan.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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