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Himantolophus compressus

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Species of fish

Himantolophus compressus
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Himantolophidae
Genus: Himantolophus
Species: H. compressus
Binomial name
Himantolophus compressus
Osório, 1912

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.

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

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.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Himantolophus compressus". FishBase. June 2016 version.
Taxon identifiers
Himantolophus compressus


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