Prickly anglerfish

Himantolophus appelii

Fish Reaching Forty Centimeters in Philippine Waters

Prickly anglerfish is known from Circumglobal in the southern hemisphere except eastern Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Anglerfishes
Family: Himantolophidae
Genus: Himantolophus
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Circumglobal in the southern hemisphere except eastern Pacific (Ref. 7300 ). Range extended to the Falkland Is. (Ref. 80772 ) and probably a first record in the Philippines (Ref. 95664 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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