Himantolophus paucifilosus
Himantolophus paucifilosus is a species of marine fish of the family Himantolophidae,[2] the footballfishes, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and has been found at depths ranging from 100 to 1,540 metres (330 to 5,050 ft). It occurs in the east central Atlantic Ocean,[3] from Cape Verde and Senegal in the north to Namibia and Angola in the south, and also on the coast of Brazil.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Himantolophidae |
| Genus: | Himantolophus |
| Species: | H. paucifilosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Himantolophus paucifilosus | |
References
- Arnold, R. (2015). "Himantolophus paucifilosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T42830236A42837272. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42830236A42837272.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Himantolophus paucifilosus Bertelsen & Krefft, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 January 2019.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Himantolophus paucifilosus in FishBase. June 2016 version.
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