Lophiidae

Sladenia shaefersi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lophioidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata 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: Lophioidei

Familia: Lophiidae
Genera (6): Lophiodes – Lophiomus – Lophius – Sladenia – †Caruso – †Eosladenia – †Sharfia

Name

Lophiidae

References

• Pietsch, T.W.; Carnevale, G. 2011: A new genus and species of anglerfish (Teleostei: Lophiiformes: Lophiidae) from the Eocene of Monte Bolca, Italy. Copeia, 2011(1): 64–71. DOI: 10.1643/CI-10-080
• Nelson, J. S. 2006. Fishes of the World, fourth edition. John Wiley, Hoboken, 624 pp. ISBN 0-471-25031-7. ISBN 978-0-471-25031-9. Reference page. 
• Lophiidae – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Goosefish, Monkfish
italiano: Rane pescatrici
日本語: アンコウ科
lietuvių: Velniažuvinės
polski: żabnicowate