| Family: |
Himantolophidae (Footballfishes) |
| Max. size: |
20 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 613 - 1200 m |
| Distribution: |
Pacific: Kuril-Kamchatka trough, coast of the Hokkaido and Honshu islands (Gulf of Sagami), and from California to Peru.. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-5; Anal soft rays: 4-4. Distinguishing characteristics of adult female: length of anterior escal appendage 11-38% SL; distal escal appendage 6.2-11% SL; blunt distal lobes of esca; posterior escal appendage 12-41% SL, simple or with bifid tip; posterolateral appendages 2-4 pairs, situated on and below base of escal bulb, length of distal and longest pair 30-45% SL (Ref. 86949). |
| Biology: |
Meso- and bathypelagic (Ref. 58302). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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