Sladenia (fish)

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Sladenia
Sladenia shaefersi 600.jpg
S. shaefersi
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Lophiidae
Genus: Sladenia
Regan, 1908
Type species
Sladenia gardineri
Regan, 1908

Sladenia is a genus of deep sea goosefishes[1] found in the Caribbean Sea and western Pacific Ocean.

The genus was named for Percy Sladen (1849–1900), a British echinoderm biologist. The holotype of S. gardineri was collected during an expedition funded by his memorial trust.[2]

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1][3]

  • Sladenia gardineri Regan, 1908
  • Sladenia remiger H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (Celebes monkfish)
  • Sladenia shaefersi J. H. Caruso & Bullis, 1976[4]
  • Sladenia zhui Y. Ni, H. L. Wu & S. Li, 2012 [5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q607399 entry





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