Puck pinnata

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Puck pinnata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Oneirodidae
Genus: Puck (fish)
Pietsch, 1978
Species:
P. pinnata
Binomial name
Puck pinnata
Pietsch, 1978

Puck pinnata, the mischievous dreamer,[1] is a species of anglerfish in the family Oneirodidae known only from the northwest Pacific Ocean. As with all other species in the family, it is a pelagic, deep-water fish that is a member of the abyssal ecosystem. It is the only known species in the genus Puck.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pietsch, Theodore W. Oceanic anglerfishes: extraordinary diversity in the deep sea. Univ of California Press, 2009., page 124