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FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Himantolophus&speciesname=macroceras ---> http://193.10.57.58/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Himantolophus&speciesname=macroceras http://193.10.57.58/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Himantolophus&speciesname=macroceras ---> http://193.10.57.58/summary/Himantolophus-macroceras.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Himantolophus Species in    Himantolophidae - Classification - Himantolophidae Lophiiformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Himantolophus macroceras Bertelsen & Krefft , 1988 Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Himantolophus macroceras   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Google image No image available for this species; drawing shows typical species in Himantolophidae. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) > Himantolophidae (Footballfishes) Etymology: Himantolophus: Greek, himas or himantos = leather strap, thong or leash (referring to the thick leathery illicium) + Greek, lopho or lophio = crest or tuft (referring to the baited illicium projecting from the head) (Ref. 86949 ) . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; bathypelagic; depth range ? - 2100 m (Ref. 46206 ). Deep-water Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Eastern Central Atlantic: 1°04'N, 18°22'W (type locality). Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 9.2 cm SL (female) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal soft rays (total): 5; Anal soft rays : 4. Distinguishing characteristics of metamorphosed female: length of illicium 30-44% SL; each primary branch of distal escal appendage unbranched, single side branch emerging from posterior margin at varying distances from base; total length of escal appendage 18% SL in 3.2 cm specimens, 59-214% SL in 5.9-9.2 cm specimens; length of distal escal appendage 5% SL in 3.2 cm specimens, 15-34% SL in 5.9-9.2 cm specimens; side branches cylindrical or slightly tapering toward blunt tip; distal appendage covered with dermal spinules, except for tips (Ref. 86949 ). Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.) , 2003. Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of March 2003. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in March 2003. (Ref. 46206 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Data deficient (DD)  ; Date assessed: 10 July 2014 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  4.5   ±0.37 se; based on food items. Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 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