| Family: |
Gigantactinidae (Whipnose anglers) |
| Max. size: |
14.1 cm TL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 300 - 600 m |
| Distribution: |
Tropical and subtropical parts of all oceans (only records of males and larvae are known in the Indian and Pacific Ocean). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 3-4; Anal soft rays: 4-4. Length of illicium 143-158% SL; secondary illicial filaments absent (Ref. 86949). |
| Biology: |
Also mesopelagic (Ref. 10761). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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