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Himantolophus mauli Bertelsen & Krefft, 1988 |
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photo by
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada |
| Family: | Himantolophidae (Footballfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 21.5 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 400 - 750 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: Iceland (Ref. 12462) and off Madeira (Ref. 12965). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-5; Anal soft rays: 4-4. Distinguishing characteristics of metamorphosed female: length of illicium 56-87% SL; bifurcated distal escal appendage some distance from base; each primary branch simple and darkly pigmented in small specimens, faintly pigmented in large specimens; length of primary branch 35-40% SL in specimens 3-3.8 cm, 78-83% in specimens 8.6-15.5 cm; unpigmented posterior escal appendage , length 3.5-13% SL; postolateral appendage on illicium 0-5, longest appendage 0-6.3%SL; escal bulb and appendages lacking dermal spinules (Ref. 86949). | |||
| Biology: | Caught in bottom trawls and open pelagic nets in 400-750 m (Ref. 86949). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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