| Family: |
Thaumatichthyidae (Wolftrap anglers (Ref. 7463), Wolftrap Seadevils (Ref. 86949)) |
| Max. size: |
11.5 cm TL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 1100 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii. Atlantic Ocean: Madeira and Bermuda. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal soft rays: 4-5. Escal bulb without membranous anterior crest. Distal escal appendage compressed, transversely fan-shaped, bearing three bony escal hooks along posterior margin, without elongate prolongation emerging from bases of escal hooks. Posterior escal appendage cylindrical, tapering to a point (Ref 27827). Length of illicium 43-44%SL in small specimens, 47-50%SL in large specimens (8 to 11.2 cm); posterior escal appendage 0.5-2.5%SL, emerging from below escal pore; thin edge of distal appendage behind and between bases of escal hooks more or less folded; length of distal appendage, measured from surface of escal bulb to bases of escal hooks, 1.3-2.8% SL (Ref. 86949). |
| Biology: |
A piscivore, feeding occasionally on invertebrates (Ref. 27828). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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