Acentrophryne
| Acentrophryne Temporal range: [1]
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| A. longidens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Linophrynidae |
| Genus: | Acentrophryne Regan, 1926 |
Acentrophryne is a genus of leftvents known from the eastern Pacific Ocean. Fossils of the type species, A. longidens, have been found in Late Miocene strata of Rosedale, California.
Species[edit]
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Acentrophryne dolichonema Pietsch & Shimazaki, 2005
- Acentrophryne longidens Regan, 1926
References[edit]
- ^ Giorgio Carnevale; Theordore W. Pietsch (12 June 2009). "The deep-sea anglerfish genus Acentrophryne (Teleostei, Ceratioidei, Linophrynidae) in the Miocene of California" (PDF). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 29 (2): 372–378. doi:10.1671/039.029.0232. ISSN 0272-4634. Wikidata Q114229338.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Acentrophryne in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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