Himantolophus litoceras

Himantolophus litoceras
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Himantolophidae
Genus: Himantolophus
Species:
H. litoceras
Binomial name
Himantolophus litoceras

Himantolophus litoceras is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathydemersal and has been found at a depth of 654 metres (2,146 ft). It is endemic to the waters surrounding New Zealand.[1]

This fish was first described in 2010 by Andrew Stewart and Theodore Pietsch, from a single specimen taken in seas off the northernmost tip of New Zealand's North Island.[1][2] The species epithet, litoceras, derives from two Greek words, litos ("simple" or "plain") and keras ("horn") and describes the species escal appendages as being simple.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Himantolophus litoceras". FishBase. June 2016 version.
  2. ^ a b Andrew L. Stewart; Theodore W. Pietsch (2010). "A new species of deep-sea anglerfish, genus Himantolophus (Lophiiformes: Himantolophidae) from the Western South Pacific, with comments on the validity of H. pseudalbinares". Zootaxa. 2671 (1): 53-60. ISSN 1175-5334. Wikidata Q114149407.


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