Gigantactis Kreffti
📖 Overview
Gigantactis Kreffti (Gigantactis kreffti), first described by Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 is a medium-sized fish in the family Gigantactinidae (order Lophiiformes). Adults typically reach 25.20 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 0 to 2000 metres. It occurs in Deep-water waters. Diet is predominantly piscivorous, targeting other fish and larger prey. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Least Concern.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 6. Metamorphosed females distinguished by the following characteristics: length of illicium less than 120% SL; distal escal prolongation with spinules at base and several unpigmented, digitiform filaments on lateral margins; absence of escal papillae; posteromedial papilla at base of escal bulb and second on illicium below bulb; absence of proximal escal filaments; dentary teeth relatively long (longest 2.6-5.2% SL), in four or five longitudinal series; rays of caudal fin less than 30% SL .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Gigantactis Kreffti is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 2000 m . Deep-water Southeast Atlantic: off Cape Town, South Africa.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 3 records indexed .
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