Himantolophus litoceras
Himantolophus litoceras is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathydemersal and has been found at a depth of 654 metres (2,146 ft). It is endemic to the waters surrounding New Zealand.[1]
| Himantolophus litoceras | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Himantolophidae |
| Genus: | Himantolophus |
| Species: | H. litoceras |
| Binomial name | |
| Himantolophus litoceras A. L. Stewart & Pietsch, 2010 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Himantolophus litoceras in FishBase. June 2016 version.
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