Gigantactinidae

Candle whipnose

Gigantactis elsmani

Gigantactinid Fish from the Atlantic Ocean

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Medium

Gigantactis elsmani, or Elsman's whipnose, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gigantactinidae, the whipnose anglers. This species is found in the deeper waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.