Footballfish
A footballfish is an anglerfish in the family Himantolophidae. They are all jammed into one genus, Himantolophus. They are called "footballfish" because they look like soccer balls.
Species
[change | change source]There are 23 species in the family:
- Himantolophus crinitus Bertelsen & G. Krefft, 1988
- Himantolophus danae Regan & Trewavas, 1932
- Himantolophus groenlandicus Reinhardt, 1837 (Atlantic footballfish)
- Himantolophus paucifilosus Bertelsen & G. Krefft, 1988
- Himantolophus sagamius S. Tanaka (I), 1918 (Pacific footballfish)
- Himantolophus appelii F. E. Clarke, 1878 (Prickly anglerfish)
- Himantolophus stewarti Pietsch & Kenaley, 2011 (Stewart's footballfish)
- Himantolophus melanolophus Bertelsen & G. Krefft, 1988
- Himantolophus nigricornis Bertelsen & G. Krefft, 1988
- Himantolophus albinares Maul, 1961
- Himantolophus borealis Kharin, 1984
- Himantolophus kalami Rajeeshjumar, Pietsch & Saravanane, 2022
- Himantolophus mauli Bertelsen & G. Krefft, 1988 (Eastern Atlantic footballfish)
- Himantolophus multifurcatus Bertelsen & G. Krefft, 1988
- Himantolophus pseudalbinares Bertelsen & G. Krefft, 1988
- Himantolophus azurlucens Beebe & Crane, 1947
- Himantolophus compressus Osório, 1912
- Himantolophus cornifer Bertelsen & G. Krefft, 1988
- Himantolophus litoceras A. L. Stewart & Pietsch, 2010
- Himantolophus macroceras Bertelsen & G. Krefft, 1988
- Himantolophus macroceratoides Bertelsen & G. Krefft, 1988
- Himantolophus brevirostris Regan, 1925
- Himantolophus rostratus Regan, 1925
Taxonomy
[change | change source]In 1861, Theodore Gill placed Himantolophus in the monotypic family Himantolophidae.[1] They are classified in the suborder Ceratioidei, the deep-sea anglerfish.
