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Footballfishes
Himantolophus
The footballfish form a family, Himantolophidae, of globose, deep-sea anglerfishes found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Ocean. The family contains c. 22 species all in a single genus, Himantolophus (from the Greek imantos, "thong, strap", and lophos, "crest").
23 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 23 known species
Pacific Footballfish
speciesHimantolophus sagamius
Himantolophus albinares
speciesHimantolophus albinares
Atlantic Footballfish
speciesHimantolophus groenlandicus
Prickly Footballfish
speciesHimantolophus appelii
Himantolophus mauli
speciesHimantolophus mauli
Himantolophus cornifer
speciesHimantolophus cornifer
Himantolophus compressus
speciesHimantolophus compressus
Himantolophus stewarti
speciesHimantolophus stewarti
Himantolophus brevirostris
speciesHimantolophus brevirostris
Himantolophus macroceras
speciesHimantolophus macroceras
Himantolophus macroceratoides
speciesHimantolophus macroceratoides
Himantolophus multifurcatus
speciesHimantolophus multifurcatus
Himantolophus pseudalbinares
speciesHimantolophus pseudalbinares
Himantolophus rostratus
speciesHimantolophus rostratus
Himantolophus kalami
speciesHimantolophus kalami
Himantolophus litoceras
speciesHimantolophus litoceras
Himantolophus paucifilosus
speciesHimantolophus paucifilosus
Himantolophus borealis
speciesHimantolophus borealis
Himantolophus nigricornis
speciesHimantolophus nigricornis
Himantolophus danae
speciesHimantolophus danae
Himantolophus azurlucens
speciesHimantolophus azurlucens
Himantolophus crinitus
speciesHimantolophus crinitus
Himantolophus melanolophus
speciesHimantolophus melanolophus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 88903.