Bufoceratias microcephalus

Taxonavigation: Ceratioidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Lophiiformes Subordo: Ogcocephalioidei Superfamilia: Ceratioidea

Familia: Diceratiidae
Genus: Bufoceratias
Species: Bufoceratias microcephalus

Name

Bufoceratias microcephalus Ho, Kawai & Amaoka, 2016

Holotype: HUMZ 193747.

Type locality: st. 29, 8°31.3'S, 110°25.0'E– 8°30.8'S, 110°23.6'E off Java, Indonesia, eastern Indian Ocean, 755–770 m depth.

Etymology: Named for the relatively small head of this species compared to that of all other congeners.

References

• Ho, H-C., Kawai, T. & Amaoka, K. 2016. Records of deep-sea anglerfishes (Lophiiformes: Ceratioidei) from Indonesia, with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 4121(3): 267–294. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4121.3.3. Online. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Small-head Toady Seadevil