Sladenia
| Sladenia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| S. shaefersi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Lophiidae |
| Genus: | Sladenia Regan, 1908 |
Sladenia is a genus of deep sea goosefishes found in the Caribbean Sea and western Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Sladenia remiger H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (Celebes monkfish)
- Sladenia shaefersi J. H. Caruso & Bullis, 1976
- Sladenia zhui Y. Ni, H. L. Wu & S. Li, 2012 [2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Sladenia in FishBase. April 2012 version.
- ↑ Ni, Yong; Wu, Han-Lin; Li, Sheng (2012). "A new species of the genus Sladenia (Pisces, Lophiidae) from the East China Sea and the South China Sea". Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 37 (1): 211–216.
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