Himantolophus pseudalbinares

Himantolophus pseudalbinares
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Himantolophidae
Genus: Himantolophus
Species: H. pseudalbinares
Binomial name
Himantolophus pseudalbinares
Bertelsen & G. Krefft, 1988

Himantolophus pseudalbinares is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and has been found as deep as 1,300 metres (4,300 ft). The species is endemic to the southeast Atlantic Ocean.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2016). Himantolophus pseudalbinares in FishBase. June 2016 version.


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