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Himantolophidae
Himantolophus compressus
Himantolophus compressus
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Europe
- Small
Regional distribution
Marine fish
SmallHimantolophus 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.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Anglerfishes
- Family
- Himantolophidae
- Genus
- Himantolophus
- Maximum length
- 13 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Eastern Central Atlantic: off Madeira and southern Portugal.
- Conservation status
- DDData Deficient
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Order
Family
Water
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