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Humpback Blackdevil
Personnel of NOAA Ship DELAWARE II, public domain, via iNaturalist

Other fish (coast and sea)

Humpback Blackdevil

Melanocetus johnsonii Günther, 1864

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishHumpback Blackdevil
DutchJohnsons hengelvis
SpanishPez diablo de Johnson
Chinese约氏黑犀鱼
Scientific nameMelanocetus johnsonii Günther, 1864

About this species

The humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) is a species of black seadevil in the family of Melanocetidae, which means "black sea monster". The species is named after James Yate Johnson, an English naturalist who discovered the first specimen in Madeira in 1863. The common names include anglerfish, viperfish, and fangtoothfish.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderLophiiformes
FamilyMelanocetidae
GenusMelanocetus