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Lasiognathus dinema
Lasiognathus dinema is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Thaumatichthyidae, the wolftrap anglers. This species is known only from the northern Gulf of Mexico.
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Description
Lasiognathus dinema is distinguished from its congeners by the morphology of the esca. This species has an esca which has a cylindrical front appendage with internal pigmentation and a pair of elongated appendages at the tip of the esca. This species has a maximum published standard length of 9.5 cm (3.7 in).
Range & habitat
Lasiognathus dinema is known from a single location in the northern Gulf of Mexico within a radius of 250 m (820 ft) of the Macondo wellhead where it has been collected from depths between 800 and 1,271 m (2,625 and 4,170 ft).
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
In human culture
Lasiognathus dinema is a member of the genus Lasiognathus, this name is a combination of lasios, meaning "bearded", and gnathus, which means "jaw". This may be a reference to the many long teeth in the upper jaw, giving the appearance of a beard. The specific name, dinema, means "two threads", an allusion to te two elongated filaments that emerge from the bases of the hooks on the escal bulb.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1135853.