Rhynchactis microthrix Bertelsen & Pietsch, 1998

Family:  Gigantactinidae (Whipnose anglers)
Max. size:  11.3 cm SL (female)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 2250 m
Distribution:  Western Indian Ocean. High Seas only.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 4-4; Anal soft rays: 4-4. Length of illicium 210% SL, tip with 4 tiny filaments; irregular series of 19 filaments on distal 14% of length of illicium, five longest 2-4%SL, all gradually tapering from base to tip (Ref. 86949).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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