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Atlantic Footballfish
Jon Moore/NOAA Ocean Explorer, public domain, via iNaturalist

Other fish (coast and sea)

Atlantic Footballfish

Himantolophus groenlandicus Reinhardt, 1837

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishAtlantic Footballfish
Dutch—
SpanishPez melón
Chinese疏刺角𩽾𩾌
Scientific nameHimantolophus groenlandicus Reinhardt, 1837

About this species

Himantolophus groenlandicus, the Atlantic footballfish or Atlantic football-fish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Himantolophidae, the footballfishes. This fish is found primarily in mesopelagic depths of the ocean. Despite its name, this species might not be restricted to the Atlantic Ocean, with its range possibly extending into the Indian Ocean and to the Pacific Ocean. It is found in tropical and temperate regions.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderLophiiformes
FamilyHimantolophidae
GenusHimantolophus