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Gigantactinidae (Whipnose anglers)
Etymology: Gigantactis: Greek, 'gigas' or 'gigantos' = gigantic + Greek, 'aktis' = ray (referring to the unusually long first dorsal-fin spine that functions as a lure in this genus) (Ref. 86949); balushkini: Named after A.V. Balushkin, one of the authors who described Melanocetus rossi (Ref. 43997).
Eponymy: Dr Arcady Vladimirovich Balushkin (1948-2021) was an ichthyologist at the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range ? - 1210 m (Ref. 43997). Deep-water
Northwest Pacific: off northern Honshu, Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.9 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Males and larvae unknown (Ref. 43997). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kharin, V.E., 1984. Two new species of deep water anglerfish (Ceratiodei: Himantolophidae, Gigantactinae) from the North Pacific. J. Ichthyol. 24(3):112-117. (Ref. 43997)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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