Himantolophus paucifilosus

Himantolophus paucifilosus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lophiiformes
Family:	Himantolophidae
Genus:	Himantolophus
Species:	H. paucifilosus
Binomial name
	Himantolophus paucifilosus; Bertelsen & G. Krefft, 1988

Himantolophus paucifilosus is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and has been found at depths ranging from 100 to 1,540 metres (330 to 5,050 ft). It is endemic to the east central Atlantic Ocean.^[1] They are founded from the areas off the coasts from the Cape Verde Islands down to Angola and on the other side off the coast of Brazil.

References

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Himantolophus paucifilosus". FishBase. June 2016 version.

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[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Himantolophus paucifilosus". FishBase. June 2016 version.

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