Gigantactis paxtoni

Gigantactis paxtoni (common name: Paxton's whipnose)[2] is a species of fish in the whipnose angler (Gigantactinidae) family, first described in 1981 by Erik Bertelsen, Theodore Wells Pietsch III and Robert J. Lavenberg.[3][4] The species epithet, paxtoni, honours John Paxton of the Australian Museum.[5]

Gigantactis paxtoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Gigantactinidae
Genus: Gigantactis
Species:
G. paxtoni
Binomial name
Gigantactis paxtoni
Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981

The species is known from 18 females, most of which were caught off New Zealand and the south-east coast of Australia at depths of 540–1,500 m (1,770–4,920 ft).[1] It differs from other species in this genus by having filaments on the dorsal surface of the head just behind the base of the illicium (the long filament looking like an angler's line and lure)[6] and by its body shape, and large teeth.[5]

References
  1. Carpenter, K.E.; Robertson, R.; Matson, C.; Rivera Higueras, M. (2019). "Gigantactis paxtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T140026864A140322928. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T140026864A140322928.en. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  2. "Gigantactis paxtoni, Paxton's whipnose". www.fishbase.ca. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. "Australian Faunal Directory: Gigantactis paxtoni". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  4. Bertelsen, E.; Pietsch, T.W.; Lavenberg, R. J. (1981). "Ceratioid anglerfishes of the family Gigantactinidae: morphology, systematics and distribution". Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County science series. 332: 1–74. ISSN 0076-0943. Wikidata Q114055052.
  5. Mark McGrouther (8 April 2021). "Paxton's Whipnose, Gigantactis paxtoni Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981". The Australian Museum. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  6. A. L. Stewart; T. W. Pietsch (March 1998). "The ceratioid anglerfishes (Lophiiformes: Ceratioidei) of New Zealand". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 28 (1): 1–37. doi:10.1080/03014223.1998.9517553. ISSN 0303-6758. Wikidata Q54554077.

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