Himantolophus compressus
Himantolophus 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.[2]
| Himantolophus compressus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Himantolophidae |
| Genus: | Himantolophus |
| Species: | H. compressus |
| Binomial name | |
| Himantolophus compressus Osório, 1912 | |
The species is known only from the holotype, now lost. The specimen had a length of 130 mm.[1]
References
- Costa, M.; Munroe, T.; Rijnsdorp, A.D. (2014). "Himantolophus compressus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T18127828A45127568. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T18127828A45127568.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Himantolophus compressus in FishBase. June 2016 version.
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