Tyrannophryne pugnax, the tyrant devil is a species of deep-sea anglerfish in the dreamer family, Oneirodidae. It is the sole member of its genus. Like other oneirodids, T. pugnax is a bathypelagic fish with a bioluminescent lure. It is known only from two adolescent female specimens, one caught in 1928 near Tahiti-Rarotonga, and the other in 1956 northwest of Bikini Atoll.[1]
The most distinctive feature of T. pugnax is its extremely long lower jaw, the joint of which extends backwards well past the base of the pectoral fin. The body of the fish is relatively slender, naked, and entirely black in color. The tail fin has unpigmented rays and is covered by dark skin for some distance past its base. The sphenotic spines (above the eyes) and symphysial spine (at the tip of the jaw) are present.[2]
Tyrannophryne pugnax can be found at around 2000 meters depth in the south pacific near the island of Tahiti. These fish can vary in size but are usually around 4.7 centimetres (1.9 in) in length.[3]
Tyrannophryne pugnax, the tyrant devil is a species of deep-sea anglerfish in the dreamer family, Oneirodidae. It is the sole member of its genus. Like other oneirodids, T. pugnax is a bathypelagic fish with a bioluminescent lure. It is known only from two adolescent female specimens, one caught in 1928 near Tahiti-Rarotonga, and the other in 1956 northwest of Bikini Atoll.
The most distinctive feature of T. pugnax is its extremely long lower jaw, the joint of which extends backwards well past the base of the pectoral fin. The body of the fish is relatively slender, naked, and entirely black in color. The tail fin has unpigmented rays and is covered by dark skin for some distance past its base. The sphenotic spines (above the eyes) and symphysial spine (at the tip of the jaw) are present.
Tyrannophryne pugnax can be found at around 2000 meters depth in the south pacific near the island of Tahiti. These fish can vary in size but are usually around 4.7 centimetres (1.9 in) in length.
Tyrannophryne pugnax[1] es un pez que pertenece a la familia Oneirodidae.[2] Es el único miembro de su género. Al igual que otros peces de la familia Oneirodidae, Tyrannophryne pugnax es un pez que habita a grandes profundidades y posee un señuelo bioluminiscente.
Fue reconocido por primera vez en 1932, por Charles Tate Regan y Ethelwynn Trewavas.[3]
Tyrannophryne pugnax es un pez que pertenece a la familia Oneirodidae. Es el único miembro de su género. Al igual que otros peces de la familia Oneirodidae, Tyrannophryne pugnax es un pez que habita a grandes profundidades y posee un señuelo bioluminiscente.
Fue reconocido por primera vez en 1932, por Charles Tate Regan y Ethelwynn Trewavas.
Tyrannophryne pugnax Tyrannophryne generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Oneirodidae familian sailkatzen da.
Tyrannophryne pugnax Tyrannophryne generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Oneirodidae familian sailkatzen da.