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Gigantactis elsmani Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 |
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photo by
Ho, H.-C. |
| 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: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 July 2014 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||