Gigantactis elsmani
Gigantactis elsmani (common name - Elsman's whipnose) is a species of fish in the whipnose angler (Gigantactinidae) family, first described in 1981 by Erik Bertelsen, Theodore Wells Pietsch III and Robert J. Lavenberg.[2][3] The genus name, Gigantactis, derives from the Greek, gigas (gigantic ) and aktis (ray), describing the genus by its long dorsal-fin spine which serves as a lure.[1]
| Gigantactis elsmani | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Gigantactinidae |
| Genus: | Gigantactis |
| Species: | G. elsmani |
| Binomial name | |
| Gigantactis elsmani | |
It has five dorsal soft rays and four to five anal soft rays.[1]
It is a marine oceanic fish found in the south Atlantic and south Pacific oceans and hence in the territorial waters of islands in those oceans, at depths of 0 metres to 3,000 metres.[4] In Australia it has been found in waters off the coasts of Queensland and New South Wales.[2]
References
- "Gigantactis elsmani". www.fishbase.ca. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- "Australian Faunal Directory: Gigantactis elsmani". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- Bertelsen, E.; Pietsch, T.W.; Lavenberg, R. J. (1981). "Ceratioid anglerfishes of the family Gigantactinidae: morphology, systematics and distribution". Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County science series. 332: 1–74. ISSN 0076-0943. Wikidata Q114055052.
- Knudsen, S. (2015). "Gigantactis elsmani". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: E.T60470481A60787970. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T60470481A60787970.en. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
Further reading
- Theodore W. Pietsch (22 April 2009), Oceanic Anglerfishes Extraordinary Diversity in the Deep Sea, doi:10.1525/CALIFORNIA/9780520255425.001.0001, Wikidata Q114055250
- A. L. Stewart; T. W. Pietsch (March 1998). "The ceratioid anglerfishes (Lophiiformes: Ceratioidei) of New Zealand". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 28 (1): 1–37. doi:10.1080/03014223.1998.9517553. ISSN 0303-6758. Wikidata Q54554077.
- Stewart, A.L. and Pietsch, T.W. 2015. Family Gigantactinidae. In: Roberts, C., Stewart, A.L. and Struthers, C.D. (eds), The Fishes of New Zealand, pp. 932–936. Te Papa Press.
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