Lophius brachysomus Agassiz 1835 (anglerfish)

Osteichthyes - Lophiiformes - Lophiidae

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome IV (4me livraison) 33-52

Belongs to Lophius according to L. Agassiz 1843

See also Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1839, Bannikov 2014, Carnevale et al. 2014, Carnevale and Pietsch 2012 and Schultz 2006

Sister taxa: Lophius alveolus, Lophius americanus, Lophius budegassa, Lophius dolloi, Lophius onokensis, Lophius orpiensis, Lophius piscatorius

Type specimen: MNHN Bol 42/43, a skeleton

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (general) (Eocene of Italy)

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