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
Water type: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied