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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).
More on authors: Beebe & Crane.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien bathypelagisch; diepte 670 - 2000 m (Ref. 559). Deep-water
Pacific Ocean: Japan, Indonesia and Hawaii (Ref. 559); Chile (Ref. 9068). Also in the Northwest Atlantic and South Atlantic.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.3 cm SL (female)
Korte beschrijving
Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal): 5-7; Anale zachte stralen: 5 - 7. Metamorphosed females distinguished by the following characteristics: have extremely large distal prolongation of escal bulb, entire escal densely covered with slightly elongated papillae; length of illicium less than 120% SL (74-111%SL in specimens greater than 30mm); pair of posterior escal appendages; large dentary teeth (longest 2.2-5.9% SL), arranged in two irregular longitudinal series; rays of caudal fin less than 35% SL (Ref. 86949).
Male unknown.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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