Himantolophus compressus

Himantolophus compressus is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and non-migratory; it can be found in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Madeira and southern Portugal.[2]

Himantolophus compressus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Lophiiformes
Family:
Himantolophidae
Genus:
Himantolophus
Species:
H. compressus
Binomial name
Himantolophus compressus
Osório, 1912

The species is known only from the holotype, now lost. The specimen had a length of 130 mm.[1]

References
  1. Costa, M., Munroe, T. & Rijnsdorp, A.D. (2014). "Himantolophus compressus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T18127828A45127568. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T18127828A45127568.en.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Himantolophus compressus in FishBase. June 2016 version.


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