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Class: Teleostei
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Gigantactinidae Whipnose anglers

Genus: Gigantactis

(See list of species below)


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21 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
 
Gigantactis balushkini
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No picture found

Max. Length 38.5 cm SL
 
Gigantactis cheni
[Hairy whipnose]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Atlantic Ocean and Pacifi
Max. Length 43.5 cm SL
Gigantactis elsmani Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Gigantactis elsmani
[]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Indo Pacific Ocean.
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Gigantactis gargantua Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Gigantactis gargantua
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No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm
 
Gigantactis gibbsi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.9 cm
 
Gigantactis golovani
[]

Photo by Pohl, R.E.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 10.7 cm TL
Gigantactis gracilicauda Regan, 1925

Photo by Photo by Pohl, R.E.
 
Gigantactis gracilicauda
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No picture found

Max. Length 26.2 cm SL
 
Gigantactis herwigi
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No picture found

Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Gigantactis ios
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 25.2 cm SL
 
Gigantactis kreffti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.4 cm SL
 
Gigantactis longicauda
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Atlantic and Pacific
Max. Length 22.1 cm
Gigantactis longicirra Waterman, 1939

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Gigantactis longicirra
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Atlantic Ocean and Pacifi
Max. Length 35.4 cm SL
Gigantactis macronema Regan, 1925

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Gigantactis macronema
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No picture found

Max. Length 28.8 cm SL
 
Gigantactis meadi
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No picture found

Max. Length 12.7 cm SL
 
Gigantactis microdontis
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No picture found
 
Gigantactis microphthalmus
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southwest Pacific.
Max. Length 29.5 cm SL
Gigantactis paxtoni Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Gigantactis paxtoni
[Paxton's whipnose]
No picture found

Max. Length 22.3 cm SL
 
Gigantactis perlatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Gigantactis savagei
[]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Tropical and temperate pa
Max. Length 62 cm TL
Gigantactis vanhoeffeni Brauer, 1902

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Gigantactis vanhoeffeni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 30.5 cm SL
 
Gigantactis watermani
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Gigantactis balushkini Northwest Pacific 2.9 SL 1984
Gigantactis cheni Hairy whipnose Northwest Pacific 38.5 SL 2019
Gigantactis elsmani Atlantic Ocean and Pacifi 43.5 SL 1981
Gigantactis gargantua Indo Pacific Ocean. 41 TL 1981
Gigantactis gibbsi Atlantic Ocean 5 1981
Gigantactis golovani Eastern Atlantic. 17.9 1981
Gigantactis gracilicauda Atlantic Ocean 10.7 TL 1925
Gigantactis herwigi Atlantic Ocean. 26.2 SL 1981
Gigantactis ios Eastern Atlantic. 5.7 SL 1981
Gigantactis kreffti Southeast Atlantic 25.2 SL 1981
Gigantactis longicauda Western Central Atlantic. 11.4 SL 2002
Gigantactis longicirra Atlantic and Pacific 22.1 1939
Gigantactis macronema Atlantic Ocean and Pacifi 35.4 SL 1925
Gigantactis meadi Southeast Pacific 28.8 SL 1981
Gigantactis microdontis Pacific Ocean. 12.7 SL 1981
Gigantactis microphthalmus Western Central Atlantic. 1932
Gigantactis paxtoni Paxton's whipnose Southwest Pacific. 29.5 SL 1981
Gigantactis perlatus Pacific Ocean 22.3 SL 1947
Gigantactis savagei Pacific Ocean. 15 SL 1981
Gigantactis vanhoeffeni Tropical and temperate pa 62 TL 1902
Gigantactis watermani Eastern Atlantic and West 30.5 SL 1981



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