| Family: |
Gigantactinidae (Whipnose anglers) |
| Max. size: |
43.5 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 3000 m |
| Distribution: |
Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-5; Anal soft rays: 4-5. Metamorphosed females distinguished by the following characteristics: have single proximal lateral pair and two distal pairs of large escal filaments and lacking distinct distal prolongation of the escal bulb; length of illicium less than 130% SL (93-126%SL); absence of escal papillae; relatively short dentary teeth (longest 3.3% DL), arranged in five or six longitudinal series; longest caudal fin rays 21-32.5% SL (Ref. 86949). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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