Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 6; Anal soft rays: 4. Metamorphosed females of Bufoceratias thele differ from those of Bufoceratias shaoi in having a much smaller esca and a longer illicium (112-143% standard length versus 26-40% standard length), and from those of Bufoceratias wedli in lacking escal appendages (Ref. 51070).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Lophiiformes

Family: Diceratiidae

Genus: Bufoceratias

Species: Bufoceratias thele (Uwate, 1979)

Climate Zone

Location

• Western Pacific: Ceram, Halmahera and South and East China seas.

Biology

Males and larvae unknown (Ref. 51070). Specimens caught in bottom trawls (Ref. 86949).

Habitat

bathypelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless