Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Himantolophidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Lophiiformes Genus Himantolophus | |
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Himantolophus compressus is a species of footballfish, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic and non-migratory; it can be found in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Madeira and southern Portugal.
The species is known only from the holotype, now lost. The specimen had a length of 130 mm.
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