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Gigantactis golovani Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 |
| Family: | Gigantactinidae (Whipnose anglers) | |||
| Max. size: | 17.9 cm (female) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 2100 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic. High Seas only. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal soft rays: 6-7. Metamorphosed females distinguished by the following characteristics: have branched distal escal filaments, 3 slender filaments on and below anterior margin of escal bulb, and several similar filaments on and below posterior margin of escal bulb; length of illicium 175-200% SL; escal papillae absent; relatively long dentary teeth (largest 4.0-4.5% SL), arranged in two, possibly three, very irregular longitudinal series; caudal fin rays less than 35% SL (Ref. 86949). | |||
| Biology: | Also mesopelagic (Ref. 10761). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 July 2014 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||