| Family: |
Gigantactinidae (Whipnose anglers) |
| Max. size: |
22.1 cm (female) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 1000 - 2300 m |
| Distribution: |
Atlantic and Pacific: tropical and temperate regions. A single male is known from the Gulf of Guinea. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal soft rays: 6-8. Characterized by having relatively high number of dorsal fin rays 8-10; metamorphosed females characterized by: having 3 or fewer distal escal filaments, proximal anterolateral group of short filaments, and posterior proximal group of long filaments; first and last dorsal fin rays distinctly longer than intermediate rays; length of illicium less than 120%SL; escal bulb without distal prolongation or papillae; relatively long dentary, in five or six longitudinal series; prolonged first and eighth rays of caudal fin, 60-100%SL. Metamorphosed male: eyes small, diameter 0.45-0.5 mm; olfactory lamellae 11; upper denticular teeth 3; lower denticular teeth 4; skin naked, unpigmented. Larvae: lacking dorsal subdermal pigment (Ref. 86949). |
| Biology: |
Also mesopelagic (Ref. 10761). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
Source and more info: www.fishbase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.
