forkbarbel netdevil

Linophryne lucifer

Male clings to female

Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
North America
Small

forkbarbel netdevil is a marine fish of North Atlantic, from off Iceland, and East and West. The species occupies deep water. Records give a maximum length of 2.9 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Anglerfishes
Family: Linophrynidae
Genus: Linophryne
Maximum length: 2.9 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: North Atlantic, from off Iceland, and East and West Greenland; extending farther south from off Newfoundland to Madeira.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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