Scientific Name
Himantolophus groenlandicus

Common Name
Atlantic footballfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-6; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 4. Illicium short, its base in advance of eye; rays of pectoral and unpaired fins sparsely pigmented, except their bases black; two pairs of swellings in the distal end of esca, almost equal in size and shape (Ref. 13608).

Classification

Classified By

Reinhardt, 1837

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Anglerfishes (Lophiiformes)

Family

Footballfishes (Himantolophidae)

Distribution

Region

Tropical and temperate parts of all oceans.

Distribution

Tropical and temperate parts of all oceans.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

830 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range ? - 830 m (Ref. 13608)

Trophic Level

4.28 s.e. 0.75 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

4.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (49 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated