Himantolophus litoceras

Himantolophus litoceras is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathydemersal and has been found at a depth of 654 metres (2,146 ft). It is endemic to the waters surrounding New Zealand.[1]

Himantolophus litoceras
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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H. litoceras
Binomial name
Himantolophus litoceras
A. L. Stewart & Pietsch, 2010

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Himantolophus litoceras in FishBase. June 2016 version.


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