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SpeciesLophiiformesMelanocetidae
Fish

🐟Humpback anglerfish

Melanocetus johnsonii Günther, 1864

Melanocetus johnsonii är en fiskart som beskrevs av Günther, 1864. Melanocetus johnsonii ingår i släktet Melanocetus, och familjen Melanocetidae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. M. johnsonii har ett fångstredskap i pannan för att locka sina byten. Det är ett exempel på mimikry som kallas Peckhams mimikry, eller aggressiv mimikry.

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Also called
Melanocetus johnsonii, Blackdevil, Humpback Blackdevil
Conservation status
LCLeast concern

IUCN Red List assessment, 2015.

Population trendUnknown
Key measurements
Body mass
not recorded
Body length
0.03 m
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
not recorded
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Body length
0.03 mmaximum recorded
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Source: FishBase · v25.04 · CC BY-NC 4.0

By sex

  • Female0.18 mFishBasev25.04
Trophic level
4.07
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Source: FishBase · v25.04, estimate table · CC BY-NC 4.0

Diet
carnivoreaverage
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From trophic level 4.07 (FishBase): <2.2 herbivore, 2.2–2.8 omnivore, >2.8 carnivore.

Danger to humans
harmless
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Source: FishBase · v25.04 · CC BY-NC 4.0

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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderLophiiformes
  4. ›familyMelanocetidae
  5. ›genusMelanocetus
  6. ›speciesMelanocetus johnsonii
Full lineage
  1. superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
  2. orderLophiiformes
  3. familyMelanocetidae
  4. genusMelanocetus
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
  7. classActinopteri
  8. subclassNeopterygii
  9. orderAcanthomorphata
  10. orderLophiiformes
  11. familyMelanocetidae
  12. genusMelanocetus
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Melanocetus johnsonii (es), 约氏黑角𩽾𩾌 (zh), Melanocetus johnsonii (de), Melanocetus johnsonii (fr), púpos horgászhal (hu), Melanocetus johnsonii (it) … and 24 more languages
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