Pacific footballfish (Himantolophus sagamius)

Scientific name: Himantolophus sagamius Tanaka, 1918

Pacific footballfish (Himantolophus sagamius)

The Pacific footballfish (Himantolophus sagamius) is a marine fish of the family Himantolophidae. Native range: Pacific, Kuril-Kamchatka trough, coast of the Hokkaido and Honshu islands (Gulf of Sagami), and from California to Peru.

Species facts

Scientific name
Himantolophus sagamius
Family
Himantolophidae (Footballfishes)
Order
Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Depth range
613–1200 m (2011–3937 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 613 - 1200 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Pacific: Kuril-Kamchatka trough, coast of the Hokkaido and Honshu islands (Gulf of Sagami), and from California to Peru..
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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