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The footballfish form a family, Himantolophidae, of globose, deep-sea anglerfishes found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Ocean. The family contains c. 22 species all in a single genus, Himantolophus.
The prickly anglerfish is a footballfish of the family Himantolophidae, found around the world in the southern oceans, in deep water. Its length is up to 40 cm (16 in). It is a mesopelagic species.
Himantolophus albinares is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and can be found at depths ranging from 330 to 1,950 metres. It is endemic to the Atlantic Ocean. As of 1999, a total of four specimens had been found.
Himantolophus azurlucens is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and can be found at depths ranging from 900 to 1,100 metres. It is endemic to the eastern central Pacific Ocean and has been located off the coast of Panama.
Himantolophus borealis is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and can be found at depths below 1,210 metres (3,970 ft). It is endemic to the northwest Pacific Ocean.
Himantolophus brevirostris is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and can be found as deep as 3,000 metres (9,800 ft). It is endemic to the north Atlantic Ocean. So far, only males of the species have been found.
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.
Himantolophus cornifer is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and can be found at depths ranging from 0 to 1,900 metres. It has been found in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans.
Himantolophus crinitus is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and has been found at depths of around 610 metres (2,000 ft). It is endemic to the eastern and southeastern central Atlantic Ocean. The species is currently only known from 11 specimens. Females attain a maximum size of 8.3 cm. While males have not yet been recorded, they are likely to be diminutive in comparison to the females, as is common in the family Himantolophidae.
Himantolophus danae is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and has been found at a depth of 350 metres (1,150 ft). It is endemic to the west central Pacific Ocean.
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.
Himantolophus macroceras is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and has been found as deep as 2,100 metres (6,900 ft). It is endemic to the east central Atlantic Ocean.
Himantolophus macroceratoides is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and has been found at depths ranging from 800 to 900 metres. It is endemic to the east central Atlantic Ocean.
Himantolophus mauli is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and has been found at depths ranging from 400 to 750 metres. It is endemic to the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
Himantolophus melanolophus is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and has been found at depths ranging from 360 to 880 metres. It is endemic to the west central Atlantic Ocean.
Himantolophus multifurcatus is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and has been found at depths ranging from 200 to 365 metres. It is endemic to the east central Atlantic Ocean.
Himantolophus paucifilosus is a species of marine fish of the family Himantolophidae, the footballfishes, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and has been found at depths ranging from 100 to 1,540 metres. It occurs in the east central Atlantic Ocean, from Cape Verde and Senegal in the north to Namibia and Angola in the south, and also on the coast of Brazil.
Himantolophus pseudalbinares is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and has been found as deep as 1,300 metres (4,300 ft). The species is endemic to the southeast Atlantic Ocean.
Himantolophus stewarti is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathydemersal and has been found at depths ranging from 400 to 1,413 metres. The species has mainly been found in the Tasman Sea, though it is likely to be endemic to the same areas as Himantolophus appelii.
Himantolophus rostratus is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is both mesopelagic and bathypelagic and can be found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Himantolophus nigricornis in FishBase . June 2016 version.
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