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Gigantactis vanhoeffeni Brauer, 1902

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New Zealand country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Pietsch, T.W., 2009
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Shida-ankô, Vanhøffenis piskeangler, Trjónunefur, ... more

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) > Gigantactinidae (Whipnose anglers)
Etymology: Gigantactis: Greek, 'gigas' or 'gigantos' = gigantic + Greek, 'aktis' = ray (referring to the unusually long first dorsal-fin spine that functions as a lure in this genus) (Ref. 86949).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin bathypélagique; profondeur 300 - 5300 m (Ref. 559), usually 700 - 1300 m (Ref. 117245).   Deep-water; 68°N - 57°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences |
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