The leftvent family, Linophrynidae, was first proposed in 1926 by the English ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan as a 展开

The leftvent family, Linophrynidae, is named for its type genus, Linophryne. This name prefixes linos, which means "net", an allusion Robert Collett did not explain when he proposed the genus, with phryne, meaning "toad". … 展开

The leftvents are classified into the following genera:
• Acentrophryne Regan, 1926
• Borophryne Regan, 1925
• Haplophryne Regan, 1912 … 展开

Lefvents are defined by the possession of one of three characteristics. These are the reduction in the number of soft rays in the median fins with the typical number in either fin being 3, they have fewer branchiostegal a… 展开

Leftvents are solitary anglerfishes which are found in the meso- and bathypelagic. The metamorhosed females passively lure preyusing the illlicium and esca to atttact them. The males use their highly developed sensory organs t… 展开