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Himantolophidae
Himantolophus nigricornis
Himantolophus nigricornis
- Black
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- North America
- Medium
Black
Regional distribution
MediumHimantolophus nigricornis is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and is endemic to the central Pacific Ocean.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Anglerfishes
- Family
- Himantolophidae
- Genus
- Himantolophus
- Maximum length
- 19.5 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Western Central Pacific. Eastern Central Pacific: San Clemente basin, off southern California, USA (Ref. 40966 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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