Whip nose fisherman
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Gigantactis sp. |
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| Boulenger , 1904 |
The whip-nosed anglers (Gigantactinidae, ( Gr ., Gigas = large, aktis = ray)) are a family of deep-sea frogfish (Ceratioidei). They live in the Atlantic , Indian, and Pacific .
features
The females have an elongated body. Your fishing rod (Illicium) is body length or longer. The upper jaw is slightly shorter than the lower jaw. Their pectoral fins have 5 rays , the dorsal fin 3 to 10, the anal fin 3 to 8 and the caudal fin 9. Whip-nosed anglers feed on other deep-sea fish. Their larvae have loose skin and a bloated body. So far there is no evidence of brood parasitism.
Genera and species
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Gigantactis brewer , 1902
- Gigantactis balushkini Kharin, 1984
- Gigantactis elsmani Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981
- Gigantactis gargantua Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981
- Gigantactis gibbsi Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981
- Gigantactis golovani Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981
- Gigantactis gracilicauda Regan , 1925
- Gigantactis herwigi Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981
- Gigantactis ios Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981
- Gigantactis kreffti Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981
- Gigantactis longicauda Bertelsen & Pietsch, 2002
- Gigantactis longicirra Waterman, 1939
- Gigantactis macronema Regan, 1925
- Gigantactis meadi Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981
- Gigantactis microdontis Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981
- Gigantactis microphthalmus (Regan & Trewavas , 1932)
- Gigantactis paxtoni Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981
- Gigantactis perlatus Beebe & Crane , 1947
- Gigantactis savagei Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981
- Gigantactis vanhoeffeni brewer, 1902
- Gigantactis watermani Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981
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Rhynchactis Regan, 1925
- Rhynchactis leptonema Regan, 1925
- Rhynchactis macrothrix Bertelsen & Pietsch, 1998
- Rhynchactis microthrix Bertelsen & Pietsch, 1998
literature
- Joseph S. Nelson : Fishes of the World . John Wiley & Sons, 2006, ISBN 0-471-25031-7
- Kurt Fiedler: Textbook of Special Zoology, Volume II, Part 2: Fish . Gustav Fischer Verlag, Jena 1991, ISBN 3-334-00339-6
Web links
Commons : Whip-nosed Angler (Gigantactinidae) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Whip nose anglers on Fishbase.org (English)