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Short description: Species of fish

Himantolophus macroceras
Scientific classification
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Himantolophidae
Genus: Himantolophus
Species:
H. macroceras
Binomial name
Himantolophus macroceras
Bertelsen & G. Krefft, 1988

Himantolophus macroceras is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and has been found as deep as 2,100 metres (6,900 ft). It is endemic to the east central Atlantic Ocean.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Himantolophus macroceras in FishBase. June 2016 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2449459 entry