Atlantic footballfish
📖 Overview
Overview information for Atlantic footballfish is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 6; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 4. Illicium short, its base in advance of eye; rays of pectoral and unpaired fins sparsely pigmented, except their bases black; two pairs of swellings in the distal end of esca, almost equal in size and shape . : short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Atlantic footballfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Atlantic footballfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Atlantic footballfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range ? - 1830 m , usually 200 - 800 m. Deep-water; 70°N - 50°S, 98°W - 0°E
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Atlantic Football-fish · Atlantic footballfish · Man-gobbler |
| 🌍CES | kulovník grónský |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | atlantinpallokrotti |
| 🇫🇷French | football fine-lampe |
| 🌍ISL | Lúsífer |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | チョウチンアンコウ |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Maszkara · maszkara atlantycka |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-diabo-oval-do-Atlântico |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Атлантический гимантолоф · Гимантолоф |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Pez diablo ovalado del Atlántico · pez melón |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corynolophus globosus | Tanaka | 1918 | Synonym |
| Corynolophus reinhardti | Lütken | 1878 | Synonym |
| Himantolophus ranoides | Barbour | 1942 | Synonym |
| Himantolophus reinhardti | Lütken | 1878 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 17 records indexed .
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