Prickly anglerfish
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| Himantolophus appelii (Clarke, 1878) |
The prickly anglerfish, Himantolophus appelii, is a footballfish of the family Himantolophidae, found circumglobally in the southern oceans (except the eastern Pacific) , in deep water. Its length is up to 40 cm. It is a mesopelagic species.
[edit] References
- "Himantolophus appelii". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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