The prickly anglerfish (Himantolophus appelii) is a footballfish of the familyHimantolophidae, found around the world in the southern oceans (apart from eastern Pacific), in deep water. Its length is up to 40 cm (16 in). It is a mesopelagic species.
A specimen was collected on November 14, 2007. It was a female that was collected east of the Falkland Islands at a depth of 292–318 m (958–1,043 ft). The specimen measured 21 cm (8.3 in) in total length and weighed 616 g (21.7 oz).[1]
It was first described in 1878 by Frank Edward Clarke as Aegoeonichthys appelii.[2][3] The species epithet honours Mr Appel who provided F. E. Clarke with a specimen.[3]
Referencesedit
^Hearne, Sarah (January 2009). "First record of the anglerfish Himantolophus appelii from the Falkland region". Marine Biodiversity Records. 2 (1): N.PAG. doi:10.1017/S1755267209990789.
^Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Himantolophus appelii" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
^ abClarke, F. E. (1877). "On two new Fishes". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 10: 244. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
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