Gigantactis

Gigantactis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Gigantactinidae
Genus: Gigantactis

Gigantactis is a genus of deep-sea fish of the family Gigantactinidae. This genus contains about twenty poorly known species found in all oceans, at depths of 1,000-2,500 m. The most striking feature of these fish is extremely enlarged first filament of dorsal fin, called the illicium, with bioluminescent photophore at its end.

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