Prickly anglerfish
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H. appelii
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| Himantolophus appelii (F. E. Clarke, 1878)
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The prickly anglerfish (Himantolophus appelii) is a footballfish of the family Himantolophidae, found around the world in the southern oceans (apart from eastern Pacific), in deep water. Its length is up to 40 cm (16 in). It is a mesopelagic species.
Named in honour of Mr Appel who provided F. E. Clarke with a specimen.[1]
References
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- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Himantolophus appelii" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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