Classification / Names
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Gigantactinidae (Whipnose anglers)
Etymology: Gigantactis: Greek, 'gigas' or 'gigantos' = gigantic + Greek, 'aktis' = ray (referring to the unusually long first dorsal-fin spine that functions as a lure in this genus) (Ref. 86949).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathypélagique; profondeur 700 - 1250 m (Ref. 86949). Deep-water
Pacific Ocean.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL (female)
Description synthétique
Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total): 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 4-6; Épines anales 0; Rayons mous anaux: 4 - 6. Length of illicium 165-273% SL; distal prolongation of esca tapering to a point, bearing 10-18 long, unpaired distal appendages (Ref. 41361); escal papillae absent; proximal escal papillae absent; short dentary teeth (longest 1.7-2.1% SL), arranged posteriorly in two or three longitudinal series; length of caudal fin rays less than 35% SL; weakly developed skin coverage of proximal part of caudal fin; caudal fin rays free nearly to base (Ref. 86949).
Known from 6 specimens (Ref. 41361).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Bertelsen, E. and T.W. Pietsch, 2002. New species of deep-sea anglerfish of the genus Gigantactis (Lophiiformes: Gigantactinidae) from the western North Atlantic Ocean. Copeia 2002(4):958-961. (Ref. 41361)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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