| Bufoceratias shaoi | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Diceratiidae |
| Genus: | Bufoceratias |
| Species: | B. shaoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Bufoceratias shaoi | |
Bufoceratias shaoi is a species ofdouble angler, a type ofanglerfish. The fish isbathypelagic and has been found at depths ranging from 0 to 1,200 metres (0 to 3,937 ft). It has been found in the westernIndian Ocean and westernPacific Ocean.[2] It was first described in 2004 byTheodore Pietsch, Ho Hsuan-Ching & Chen Hong-Ming.[2][3]
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