cosmopolitan whipnose

Gigantactis vanhoeffeni

Sixty Two Centimeters Gigantactinid Fish from the Atlantic Ocean

Cross-climate
Temperate
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Deep-bodied
Large

cosmopolitan whipnose is a marine fish of Tropical and temperate parts of all oceans. The species occupies deep water. The largest recorded length is 62 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Anglerfishes
Family: Gigantactinidae
Genus: Gigantactis
Maximum length: 62 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Tropical and temperate parts of all oceans. North-eastern Atlantic: single record at 62°39'N, 33°45'W. Absent from Mediterranean (Ref. 36125 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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